Ercolania cf. coerulea Trinchese, 1892

Description

A small sacoglossan under 10 mm in body length. The body is translucent with a bluish-green tinge, with closely-set short papillae along the dorsum and sides.

Notes

Indo-Pacific specimens are treated as "Ercolania cf. coerulea" by Gosliner, Valdés & Behrens (2018, Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification: Indo-Pacific, 2nd Edition), in reference to the Mediterranean type species Ercolania coerulea Trinchese, 1892. This site follows that designation.

Distribution

Tanzania, Hong Kong, the Philippines.

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References

• Ercolania cf. coerulea, Terrence Gosliner, Ángel Valdés and David Behrens. (2018). Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification Indo-Pacific 2nd Edition. New World Pubns Inc.