Flabellina amabilis
Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: AEOLIDINA
Family: Flabellinidae
DISTRIBUTION
Known only from Oshoro Bay, western Hokkaido, Japan.
PHOTO
Oshoro Bay, Hokkaido, Japan. Lower photo showing egg ribbon. PHOTO: Yoshi Hirano.
RELATED TOPIC
Larval metamorphosis in F. amabilis
Found on athecate hydroid colonies of Eudendrium boreale Yamada, 1954, in intertidal and subtidal rocky substrates. Grows to about 26mm long. It differs from two other Japanese species, F. abei and F. athadona, in having a white line along the dorsal midline of the tail.
Reference:
• Hirano, Y.J. & Kuzirian, A.M. (1991). A new species of Flabellina (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) from Oshoro Bay, Japan. The Veliger, 34(1): 48-55.
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 21) Flabellina amabilis Hirano & Kuzirian, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/flabamab
Related messages
Larval development of Flabellina amabilis
June 21, 1999
From: Yoshi Hirano
I have posted here a series of photos of the early stages in the life-history of Flabellina amabilis that Yoshi Hirano has sent me from Japan. His email address is hiranoyj@earth2.s.chiba-u.ac.jp.
Be sure to look at the second page
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.
