Ercolania sp. 3

Order: SACOGLOSSA
Superfamily: LIMAPONTIOIDEA
Family: Limapontiidae

DISTRIBUTION

Caribbean.

PHOTO

• (left to right): 3 mm. On Cladosiphon occidentalis in 1 m. Fish Cays, Abaco, Bahamas. July 7, 1992.

  • 3 mm. On Caulerpa verticillata, just below the water line on a seawall. Treasure Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. June 30, 1991.
  • 4 mm. On Dictyosphaeria cavernosa attached to a sponge in 1 m. Treasure Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. July 22, 1998. Has damaged rhinophore.
    PHOTOS: Colin Redfern.

    See Colin Redfern's message and Kathe Jensen's reply discussing this species and Ercolania cf. coerulea and their relationship to Elysia coerulea Trinchese, 1893.

    Authorship details
    Rudman, W.B., 2002 (March 17) Ercolania sp. 3 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/ercosp3