STUDIES ON THE FAUNA OF CURAÇAO AND OTHER CARIBBEAN ISLANDS: Opisthobranchs from the No. Lesser 79. Antilles by Eveline Bois-Reymond du de (Departamento Thanks to DINIZ Zoologia CORRÊA, lecturer in a our for opisthobranchs Furthermore, his us from sketched them us, Marine July to studies she and alive, PIETER WAGENAAR Dr. 1962. collected took notes of their HUMMELINCK, of Utrecht, studied already were Lamellariacea which, since the studied with together The indication (C) (H) or by living (H 1056Aa, be slugs H found, volume of this (PWH). 1320, etc.) under which refer to series, or his to list a of have signifies the latter's by (1936). a traditionally (See Table Dr. CORREA'S 1.) or fieldnotes and sketches His station description of 1930-1949 localities forthcoming the collections, including Opisthobranchia. after the date indicated are Aplysiidae, caught Challenger Report, the HUMMELINCK'S collection; of the ENGEL There are 55 identifiablespecies inthe two can Dr. DIVA (Caribbean January own collections, with exception of 1930, which Dr. Paulo) and colours. has sent been Marcus able to work at was Instituut” Besides actinians and nemerteans for her in Sao de Department, Marien-Biologisch Biological Institute; Carmabi) Curaçao, shape Ernst and help of the Government of the Netherlands, “Caraïbisch the Marcus da Universidade numbers the habitat in the 4th in which the paper, 1955 localities will be described. The material which presented by him rector: Prof. Dr. to H. was the returned to Zoological ENGEL). Dr. HUMMELINCK has been Museum at Amsterdam (Di- 2 LIST Subclass Order SPECIES OF THE PRESENT PAPER OPISTHOBRANCHIA CEPHALASPIDEA Suborder SCAPHANDRACEA ATHYIDAE Family 1. Suborder Suborder Haminoea elegans (Gray, 1825) PHILINACEA AGLAJIDAE Family 2. Chelidonura hirundinina 3. Chelidonura evelinae (Quoy Marcus, & Gaimard, 1833) Fig. 9 1955 PELTACEA RUNCINIDAE Family 4. Order IN CLASSIFIED Ildica divae, Fig. nov. spec. 1-7 ANASPIDEA APLYSIIDAE Family Subfamily Aplysiinae 5. Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) parvula 6. Aplysia (Varria) brasiliana 7. Aplysia (Varria) cervina 8. Aplysia (Varria) dactylomela Rang, Subfamily 9. 10. Order (Dall & 1863 1828 Simpson, 1901) 1828 Dolabriferinae Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, Phyllaplysia engeli Marcus, Subfamily Morch, Rang, 1828) 1955 Notarchinae 11. Stylocheilus longicauda (Quoy 12. Bursatella leachii & Gaimard, 1824) Fig. 10-21 pleii (Rang, 1828) ASCOGLOSSA Suborder OXYNOACEA Family OXYNOIDAE 13. Family 14. Suborder antillarum Oxynoe Morch, 1863 LOBIGERIDAE Lobiger souverbiei P. Fischer, 1856 ELYSIACEA Family POLYBRANCHIIDAE 15. 16. Family Polybranchia Cyerce viridis antillensis (Deshayes, Engel, 1857) Fig. 1927 63 Fig. 22—24 Fig. 25-26 STILIGERIDAE Subfamily Stiligerinae 17. Stiliger (Stiliger) 18. Stiliger (Ercolania) vanellus costai Marcus, 1957 Pruvot-Fol, 1951 3 Subfamily 19. dendritica (Alder & Hancock, 1843) 20. Elysia 21. Elysia papillosa Verrill, 22. Elysia 23. Tridachia ornata (Swainson, Marcus, cauze 1840) Fig. 27-28, 64 Fig. 29 1901 1957 crispata Morch, 1863 NOTASPIDEA Suborder PLEUROBRANCHACEA Family PLEUROBRANCHIDAE Subfamily Order (Placida) ELYSIIDAE Family Order Hermaeinae Hermaea Pleurobranchinae 24. Berthella 25. Pleurobranchus agassizii (MacFarland, 1909) (Pleurobranchus) areolatus Morch, 1863 NUDIBEANCHIA Suborder Section Tribe DORIDACEA Eudoridacea Cryptobranchia DORIDIDAE Family Subfamily Chromodoridinae 26. Cadlina 27. Chromodoris Subfamily 28. 1955 Marcus, binza, spec. nov. Fig. 30-31 Fig. 32-35 Fig. 36-39 Fig. 40—42 Fig. 43—46 Fig. 65-66 Doridinae Doris Subfamily rumia bovena Marcus, 1955 Discodoridinae 29. Peltodoris 30. Discodoris hummelincki, mortenseni, spec. spec. nov. nov. Subfamily Halgerdinae 31. Tribe antillensis Bergh, 1879 Phanerobranchia Superfamily Section Nonsuctoria POLYCERIDAE Family 32. Polycerella 33. Polycera herthae, conyna Marcus, spec. 1957 nov. Porostomata Family DENDRODORIDIDAE 34. Suborder Aphelodoris Dendrodoris krebsii Morch, 1863 DENDRONOTACEA Family SCYLLAEIDAE 35. Scyllaea pelagica Linn£, 1758 4 Family HANCOCKIIDAE 36. Family Suborder Tribe Doto 39. Doto divae Marcus, 1960 40. Doto chica Marcus, 1960 41. Doto doerga, spec. 1881 1955 pita Marcus, Fig. nov. 67 Fig. 47-51 Fig. 52-54 EOLIDACEA Pleuroprocta CORYPHELLIDAE Coryphella dushia, nov. spec. Acleioprocta FIONIDAE 43. Family Fiona pinnata (Eschscholtz, 1831) CUTHONIDAE 44. Catriona tina 45. Catriona maua Fig. 55-56, 1957 Marcus, 68 1960 Marcus, Cleioprocta Family FACELINIDAE 46. Learchis poica Marcus, 1960 47. Moridilla kristenseni, 48. Phidiana lynceus Bergh, Family Family spec. Fig. nov. 57-60 1867 GLAUCIDAE 49. Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777 FAVORININAE Subfamily 50. Facalaninae Dondice occidentalis Subfamily Order cinerea Trinchese, Doto 38. Family Subclass 1957 Marcus, DOTOIDAE 42. Tribe ryrca 37. Family Tribe Hancockia (Engel, 1925) Favorininae sebastiani 51. Nanuca 52. Favorinus branchialis 53. Favorinus Marcus, auritulus 1957 carneus Marcus, (Alder & 1855) Fig. 61 Bois-Reymond Fig. 62 Hancock, 1955 PROSOBRANCHIA MESOGASTROPODA Superfamily Family Lamellariacea LAMELLARIIDAE 54. Lamellaria 55. Lamellaria Marcus, perspicua perspicua perspicua 1958 I .inno, mopsicolor du 1758 5 Table 1. LOCALITIES OF OPISTHOBRANCHS THE treated in this paper. h = new = new material collected by material collected = material v = material collected m = previously material collected by DIVA DINIZ CORRÊA P. collected the by by C. by T. MORTENSEN J. (1962) WAGENAAR HUMMELINCK VAN DER same (1930), HORST (1920), Chelidonura evelinae CH 4 Ildica divae C 5 Aplysia 6 I Aplysia brasiliana 7 Aplysia cervina H 8 Aplysia dactylomela H 9 Dolabrifera dolabrifera 11 .... .... Bursatella leachii pleii Oxynoe 14 15 antillarum Lobiger souverbiei Hh H CHh 17 Stiliger vanellus .... C antillensis 18 Stiliger costai .... 19 Hermaea 20 Elysia v v CH v H C C 21 Elysia Elysia Tridachia crispata 24 Berthella agassizii 25 Pleurobranchus 26 Cadlina 27 Chromodoris binza 28 Doris 29 Peltodoris hummelincki 30 Discodoris 31 Aphelodoris antillensis 32 Polycerella 33 Polycera herthae.... C 34 Dendrodoris krebsii C 35 Scyllaea pelagica 36 Hancockia 37 Doto 38 Doto pita .... 39 Doto divae 40 Doto .... chica 41 Doto doerga[ 42 Coryphella dushia 43 Fiona pinnata .... v H H CH C .... .... areolatus v .... H CH H .... H CH .... .... .... mortenseni C m C conyna H .... .... H H H ryrca C H H H .... H H C H C H Catriona tinas H poica C C .... 48 Phidiana lynceus 49 Glaucus atlanticus 50 Dondice occidentalis 51 Nanuca sebastianii 52 Favorinus branchialis H H C maua i .... Moridilla kristenseni .... .... .... C v H v H H H H C .... C carneus .... 53 Favorinus 54 Lamellaria perspicua perspicua 55 Lamellaria auritulus C .... on H ? H .... .... Totals H H C .... cinerea .... Catriona H v C .... bovena .... Learchis H C cauze 46 H .... I dendritica .... papillosa .... ....H 45 H v C 23 47 Hh C 22 44 H H C ornata rumia H H C .... .... Cyerce H Hh C .... H .... 16 h CHh viridis Polybranchia H H engeli 13 Anguila Bimini Atlantic h Hh .... .... Stylocheilus longicauda .... St. St. St. Hh CH H .... .... Martin Kit s Barts C parvula.... H 12 1927 H C .... .... Chelidonura hirundinina 3 Phyllaplysia 1925, Ocean Curasao Bonaire Guanta Cubagua Tobago Aves Antigua Aruba 2 10 1936 cf. ENGEL (Ven.) Species Haminoea elegans (1930—1955) ENGEL (1916) Localities 1 cf. perspicua mopsicolor Netherlands Antilles .... | H C C 13 | 43 | 15 j | | | | j | | H | C 6 1. Haminoea PILSBRY 1893, p. MARCUS 355; CURASAO: Piscadera elegans 1957a, MARCUS 395; p. from Baai, (Gray, Thalassia, 1825) 1958b, 35. p. 5.-9.IV. 1962 26 (C), snails of different sizes. BONAIRE: Paloe Lechi (= Playa 24.11.1949 Lechi), (H 1 1056Aa), small specimen. Further p. distribution: Rio 278); Brazil, According Texas refer 2. Southeast Janeiro to modern WARMKE & I.e.; de to Florida and coast 1961, Haminoea succinea (Conrad, BABA 1962, 1895, 1949, 34; p. 22, p. Piscadera CURASAO: Further distribution: and New South This first in ences 1949, pi. Wales, 2 17 Port of Florida BABA & 1833) PRUVOT-FOL (var. elegans) ; Baai, from Thalassia, from ABE 1959, on typical 1958, p. are pointing was 4 to Fig. 1934, p. 9 29; MACNAE 279; 1 Japan, 13 the spec. New Caledonia, 32: Ch. (fig. adamsi). slight differ- representatives (BABA median and lateral blue white, not front quite complete, and the replaced by are long alive, hence definitive shell p. CURASAO: slug; id., the id., 95; 1960a, Sta. first (C), from MARCUS Baai, creek, lagoon, Carmabi, VI. 1962 140; p. Marta (Fig. 9) shell measured 2 Chelidonuraevelinae 1955, quite larval shell. mm-long brown, transparant, 3. two two parallel yellow trans- obliquely upwards. mm mm-long specimens the of (C), hirundinina has Indo-Pacific frontispiece): outer lines opaque, 1 to Jackson (ANGAS 1867, p.l 16, pi. either side in streaks MARCUS 2.III.1962 Mozambique specimen of Ch. from fig. 4; The animal 0.4 193; ABBOTT, p. coast interrupted, and the blue of the tails is also less intense. The are triangles long, 1955, from the west 1846). 131; p. 1955, (ABBOTT (Quoy & Gaimard, 213 p. 1951, Indo-Pacific Atlantic colour golden-yellow verse 1900 a, RISBEC Indies 194. p. lines BERGH 124; West SCHWENGEL the records 142) p. the Paulo. & conchologists (PERRY ABBOTT Chelidonura hirundinina PILSBRY and of S. 24.11.1955 Padina 1 adult and 2 J. 1 Halimeda, small spec. out mm- over In RISBEC'S the mature, 1955 451. Zaneveld (H 1321), and p. The 0.6 mm. Marcus, 1962b, S. young. stands leg., spec.; 7.XI.1954 Piscadera II.—III. 1962 (C), (H Baai, 1320), in front 3 small spec.; 7 LA W FOURCHE, Further St. Miami; Virgin Islands, One mm Barts: 2.VI.1949 animals and 20 (H young, 3-4 in appeared the blue, as in the of Chelidonura Marta Baai length alive three Biscayne Bay 50 was were was concentrated the white PRUVOT-FOL africana slug, Co.; or than up to 40 from 44) Pacific from species present coast the south the of mm. pattern transverse bands. on spots the borders of orange. (1953, Turkey, West 25 the dorsal p. 31) from Dakar and the Atlantic coast of Morocco, and Ch. mediterranea SWENNEN p. near long, mm larger the whitish original material, and mantle lobes parapodia Dade coast of S. Paulo. mm-long animals, form 1 1124), high, hence considerably mm seen, whose previously In the John; Brazil, slug from Santa preserved broad, Besides of St. distribution: Florida, Upper Long Reef, be can Atlantic of added to this (1961, the two Indo- principally genus. 4. Ildica CURASAO : hanging Piscadera from the Baai, pier divae, on of the algae from Carmabi, the bottom also from 1—7 Figs. nov. spec. or Thalassia, from the II.-IV. panels 1962 (C), 7 spec. Living snails (Fig. They were brown, underside is 1) also light. The tail about with was 0.2 a It mm. wide specimen exposed is the farther behind the the To the black out behind the bilobate notum. and right eyes gizzard plates, contracted forms The jaw plates the central Their one aspect is are composed appear and two 1 the near rows whorl gill. the so that measures which In a ends clarified anterior of eggs platelets lateral tooth The lateral teeth (Fig. 2), (Fig. 4) are end, seen in mass. of rhomboid 14 rows, each with (Fig. 6). one of it lies gonad, followed by the female gland radula contains broad. furrow between notum and strongly cup-shaped mm A in the notal notch. This shell aperture. (Fig. 3) stands were long and about 0.5 mm the sole. on The animals had dried and the shell 1.5 were are on (Fig. 5). The either side of hooks with broad bases. extremely variable, according to their position. The broad cusp of the rhachidian tooth is notched in the middle and bears a row of very small denticles. Of the four and two 8 ridges with dentate borders gizzard plates (Fig. 7). two have 7 8 The structure of a from the stained gill (Fig. 8) with of carmine dium of the plicate 46) p. each side of the The species The holotype, material is kept an Canada be of S. balsam. Paulo As ascertained in but its the notum to the the had received it We right of the of anus sinus (si), a also gill, single description perirectal the such the and and dorso-ventrally compressed cteni- a In Runcinella zelandica ODHNER type. plicate, laterally compressed gills, one on anus. named for is 2 in of specimen a University classified; blood from folded are Paulo. the complete can (h). It is or there examined in cannot type under the receives it to the heart passes (1924, its of mounted Cura?ao, gill lies dorsal, slightly and and from snails latter. The of S. zone the animal cannot be preparation, the shell a was Institute Oceanographic presence in the runcinid from the littoral intact in the Dr. DIVA DINIZ specimen, Department was of CORR£A sent to Dr. HUMMEUNCK Zoology, Faculty of the rest ; of the Philosophy, University of S. Paulo. The (1889, new species is is the 871) p. assigned only shell. The material of I. nana Gymnodoris, to-day ana, reported fages, 1844) (1953, fig. le; GANTES 1956, and 1B). These shells fig. 45-46), shell. elioti fig. 4). In plumes that of and the a 203), p. especially a and the from cuica first with BABA p. a those pi. 8 MARCUS true larval of Runcina ctenidium of a (1954, whorls, 178, engeli runcinid with similar to are species (Quatre- without (1953, Phyllaplysia with PRUVOT-FOL setoensis MARCUS shell of from reported were Virgin Islands, Bermuda. that of R. R. Trevely- a conforms africana longish platelets external an Runcina coronata 105), R. prasina (MORCH, 1863, from 28) or shell Its BERGH nana with several shell. Two other runcinids (1901, viz. 257), p. secondary p. and without fig. 27-29) p. discoid family found in the stomach of radular teeth its (1937, lantic: Runcina 1885, Pluscula because Ildica of the Mauritius. Ildica divae is the shape, BABA are was runcinids, (VAYSSIERE resemble (1957b, from other Ildica, species near those fig. to other prasina, p. and 42; R. Neither has differs the widely a tropical West At- BERGH 1872a, inconspicua shell, and pi. 24 VERRILL the colour, from that of I. divae. 9 PRUVOT-FOL 1915, is a (1954, synonym thinks 55) p. that R. of coronata, but the radula calaritana Colosi, (STARMUHLNER 1955, fig. 4) is different. Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) 5. ENGEL 1927, 90, p. ARUBA: N 1 fig. 4-6; of Seroe ENGEL Colorado 1936a, (= Seroe EAI.ES 15, fig. 8-14; p. 1863 Mörch, 1960, 2.V.1955 Corrd), Oostpunt, p. 287. (H 1309), spec. CURASAO : Plaja Hoeloe, Piscadera IV. 1962 KLEIN Further Lat. parvula 40° Baai, (C), 5 W In 40° S. to of St. Kruis Baai, 28.X. 1948 of the (H pier 1023), of the 2 spec.; Carmabi, spec. BONAIRE: point, distribution: In N S algae growingon the pillars among all the 28.III.1955 and warm (H 1367), 4 spec from warm-temperate seas Netherlands Antilles already approximately recorded from Bonaire (ENGEL 1936a). The shell Piscadera expelled rimmed 60 the biggest was during from (40 with The (var. the v. sea-hares Dark algae. oval large nigrocincta coast of Brazil Bahia, animals of this of long) mm overgrown narcotization. with black specimen Living of Baai mantle Martens, reach a length was foramen is 1880), (MARCUS 1958b, species rarely from secretion as in our 44). p. of more than mm. 1828 Aplysia (Varria) brasiliana Rang, 6. MARCUS 1957c, ARUBA; p. 4; EALES Rincon, N 1960, of Boca p. 297. Grandi, CUBAGUA: NVV coast, 21.V.1936 Further Sta. distribution: Catharina; From EALES' characters: strongly brown, spotted, East "high West Atlantic, Atlantic, massive, we or green, with black Alive up to 270 mm greyish New Jersey the 2 slugs. to Brazil, southwards following elongated posteriorly. purplish pigment forming long". 1310), to Helena. quote with or (H 2 spec. from contractile. Much swollen bottle 7.V.1955 Ghana and St. description and (H), a head and Colour black, fine very principal neck, but variable, unicoloured veining or or network. 10 Aplysia (Varria) 7. MACFARLAND p. 1909, p. 143; EALES 1960, ARUBA: Further eastern e.g. Brazil, to of Boca Cura9ao, of coast the by attain Grandi, 7.V. 1955 Rifwater (ENGEL, and 1927, Alagoas (H 1310), 1936a); and S. p. ARUBA: spec.; 1960a, spec. Atlantic Central 100 from and the Paulo. on living the sides of sea-hares of mm. dactylomela Rang, Engel seaboard America 1936a, 5, p. 1828 Eales fig. 1-7; 1960, 307; p. 452. Palm Beach, 3.1.1949 leg., 1.XI.1954 S coast of (H), Cura?ao, 1 (H), 30.IV. 1949 CuRAfAo: Knip Baai, Zaneveld 1 scattered dark brown spots 1-2; fig. 84, p. 1962b, 3; MARCUS 1959a, p. Florida, through length of about a 1902) 1962b, p. 451. Aplysia (Varria) 8. Marcus Simpson, which is smaller than in brasiliana. The body, Engel & (Dall 13; MARCUS 1936a, p. MARCUS South Carolina Characterized cervina N distribution: West Indies the 299; Rinc6n, U.S.A., ENGEL 38; p. cervina spec. (H Brother 1 1018), 1 spec.; spec.; Spaanse M. Realino Baai, Sta. Marta 21.IV.1949 Baai, (H 16.XI. 1947 Janssen leg., S. J. 1 1037), (H), 1 spec. ST. KITTS ST. MARTIN: ANGUILLA: Further terranean St. (= N of distribution: Sea, and 20.VII.1955 Christopher): Frigate Bay, Great Bay, Sandy 3.VI.1955 Ground, in Worldwide evidently rare (H), 1 19.VI.1949 warm (H 1397), 2 spec. spec. (H Not seas. (PILSBRY 1895, p. 1142), 88) 1 spec. recorded on the from tropical the Pacific Medicoast of the Americas. A detailed description upon material collected 1930 is given by reproduced this as species by ENGEL: a frontispiece attains a pattern ENGEL 1927, 7; MARCUS p. 94, fig. painting in length 7-9 and measurements, based HUMMELINCK in of the EALES' of more (D. ascifera) ; Curasao than 400 ENGEL and Bonaire in living, crawling revision. Dolabrifera dolabrifera 9. p. of colour According 1936a, when alive. mm (Rang, animal is to EALES 1828) 29, p. fig. 16; EAI.ES 1944, 1962b, p. 452. ARUBA: Paardenbaai, reef, Bucuti), seaside, on Porites, 28.IV.1955 6.V. 1955 (H (H 1303), 1006b), 4 4 spec.; spec. Boekoeti ( = 11 CURASAO: Marta third I.-II.1962 BONAIRE: Paloe ANTIGUA: Deep Bay, ST. MARTIN: Further coasts of Aruba, This during 80 coast. Aplysia were shallow tide their colour most 40 9. I. CURASAO: III. Further 105; 1957b, Piscadera (C), 1962 66 Though generally 6 The whitish, with reddish have colour The (1955, 11. 17-20 39; 1927, (? p. MACNAE by 1126), 8 the spec. but not yet in species recorded 1930 on the Her found biggest specimens similar ribbons to were those of and coral noted that fragments, 1936a). engeli from coast 1955 Marcus, in Thalassia the a or it less when is greyish, mangrove II.— region, stripes and 197. alive, some greenish, bluish 1) the p. the back white. yellowish or blue attain or or shows Other spots, white circle. lateral tooth MARCUS is sometimes absent. (Aclesia 1936a, by first a slugs yellowish, with alternating whitish, denticle of 33, tooth p. Paulo yellow dots. Magnified, brown and outwards 21-25 and S. of Pernambuco long and ENGEL 1962, spec. (H (ENGEL mm dots 107, fig. A. nigra) ; 2 environment, and observed their Baai, outermost 106, fig. spec spec. bulky opisthobranchs Egg Stylocheilus longicauda (Quoy ENGEL p. p. of the stones varies; brown tiny shallow 1 with the yellowish-green surrounded first corals, leg. (H), Baai, 53. p. Brazil, 20mm. slugs dead Sta. spec.; Marta animals. distribution: longitudinal Sta. 1962. HUMMELINCK found the animals in under corresponded p. of Boeke circumsubtropical, Cura?ao. Phyllaplysia 1955, and broad. mm speed and contractibility MARCUS 1393), (H 1 Hummelinck collected common seen on 10. 1056b), 4 (H 1317), spec.; and Bonaire. Cura?ao pools, 3 blocks 11.VI.1949 shore, Circumtropical under (H 17.VII.1955 E 27.11.1955 (H 1323), Curasao, W.I., J. 4.IV. 1955 Bay, Pacific and Baai, ? spec.; CORREA'S stay in long mm Great the was Dr. 10 Lechi, distribution: from the American 25.11.1955 Piscadera (C), Put, Spaanse lagoon, and Valentijn Baai, water, Frankie, Plaja Baai, & Gaimard, longicauda, 57, fig. 24-43; A. 1824) Figs. polyomma). EALES 1944, p. p. 18; 10—21 105-107, BABA fig. 1955, 12 ARUBA: Paardenbaai, Boca CuRAfAo: and Grandi, Carmabi, reef, Santoe Piscadera from and BONAIRE: BONAIRE: Paloe (H 1 1067), NORTH Further America. It is the species. ENGEL an 3.IV. 1955 found 2-20 can open be the 1931, not 1 many 6 17.IX. 1948 spec. recorded at p. circles. orange material from duced by The as the W 96). view. not the The At several mm-long of N. p. 113), 1936b, p. 119). same runs (z) blue ocellar recorded region 1820 Stylocheilus (see sea-hares as in section, EALES' 20, lp). spermatocyst of the "loop The is a of the winding very section of in is a an is BERGH 1902, as secretion more dorsal as p. The 9), p. slug, an and duct" than ENGEL 349; p. gonadial part, hermaphrodite long pro- VAYS- by 1936a, 1959a, mm-long long tube intumesced the by his on whose Notarchus indicus is thin 8 rough bluish. digestive gland (h). little gland spermatheca (bursa) is The distal was Aplysia (MARCUS sperms The 1936a). on patterns longicauda (ENGEL lies behind the by she at the ones described and illustrated fig. 9-12bis), 1 division into three sections: widened Dr. Baai surrounded spots similar (ENGEL were organs forwards already 18, and 58), Schweigger, but The ovotestis viduct p. 78-80, pi. indicus same cases. Piscadera rapid growth widely the Dr. CORREA'S colour sketch shows the brown same reproductive 1936b, of coast from and one in and 90 February, place. HUMMELINCK p. spec. Cura9ao by and and to hesitating his supports in belonging the animals from Piscadera Baai (1906, SIERE 2 (H 1151), from Bonaire different sizes very did, though same 1936a, (ENGEL 24 spec. Lac, Cay, longitudinal lines, accurately compared with pencil strokes paper the (C), spec. 20.VIII.1949 found of II.-V. 1962 young spec.; 1380), yet already considered (1936a) in 1369), (H (H 20 Boca spec.; piling question whether single slugs of similar of mm-long slugs May (SI Antilles but observation CORREA'S about (H 1055), 11 the on region, mangrove 1019A), 4.IX. 1948 Slagbaai, pattern coasts known (H spec. 1936a). perhaps still of the 4 (H 1022a), growing (Bahamas): Laboratory dock, (ENGEL, and algae 30.111.1955 shore, Netherlands distant end in distribution: Circumtropical, In Hummelinck colour N (H 1303), 12.111.1949 among 29.1.1949 Lechi, spec.; BIMINI Baai, Thalassia slugs; Plaja Djerimi, KLEIN 28.IV.1955 Pretoe, 57, 66; spermowith the ampulla an outer (1921, ventral; fig. the in the middle. The duct the diameter of its vesicle. large hermaphrodite duct, i.e., the part 13 between entrance of much folded 18). The it duct and the whole distal section is whose bounds inwards, of the separation genital opening, common to the clustered entally, corresponding (MARCUS 1959a, fig. following canal and bursal long Aplysia as the one the entrance of the bursal are vagina of gland as is from the large hermaphrodite duct. The young animals from water 2.5-4 They of 1.5 The in as its youngest stage rhinophores the head in long, mm 0.6 strongly vaulted, with layer, is surface, brim. seen rolled, are the long, 0.4 which mm broad. mm layer (Fig. surrounded is by thrown already 1 cannot be preserved on with conformity parapodia (Fig. the with brown sutures; has growth 11), but the lines. they are the pallial The intestine, specifically age. mm preserved broad, with and the shell a its cal- about 0.55 grown Aplysia biggest snail of the tail is 0.4 with shell mm. beyond brasiliana longicauda were are as a from for our the larval shell (MARCUS 1957b, little less numerous, in that mentioned in The 0.85 which is in vouch half smooth larval whorls also turned to the ventral side which radula, Plaja Djerimi, two and patelloid Compared cephalaspideans length 18), material from the larval whorls of St. In the the 0.65 the given, but the brown longitudinal strokes which the determination. The shell has p. long, mm on high, and also strongly vaulted. As the animal had dried out, its length are 10), conchinous narrow into its with deeper a shell. unite under the become it is 19); eyes p. shell. The latter is Only its A shell in the material from Piscadera Baai has careous body has diatoms and stalked Peritricha parapodia loops, a (MARCUS 1957b, retracted under the through transparency, characteristic 14) already Fig. mm, brasiliana The shell is preserved. Behind, to and the tentacles knoblike. The tail is 0.25 lines and growth (0.65 Aplysia part mm long in preservation. Up in plants. shell. a present of found were bottom with eel grass and loose mm have they mm smallest animal our Plaja Djerimi, Cura?ao, sandy on from 0.65 to 2.5 were length deep m that species and in reference. Plaja Djerimi (1.5 mm) the mm-long shell is not covered by parapodia. The rods of the mandibles show the young animals (Fig. 20). a fine terminal denticulation in The radula (Fig. 21) of a 1 mm-long 14 specimen (Fig. the shape; the stronger with 3 lateral teeth oldest its outer side. from the an this of the adult radula in the figures 7-8: Notarchus erythraea) indicus) ENGEL ; (1927, the widely with Compared VAYSSIERE e.g. (1908, pi. inner, without differ 12) one. young 23: Aclesia fig. in its on plates are (Fig. literature, BERGH ; 8 to weaker feathered, adult radula teeth of either side of has its characteristic already The outermost teeth lateral teeth of on increasing rows, The rhachidian tooth appearance fig. rows the cusp of the lateral teeth is on The cusps. in 15 in tooth ones. youngest had 15) rhachidian (1906, fig. 12-15: Aclesia 12 1936a, polyomma; fig. 37c, " 38, 39, 42, 43); (1938, EALES corresponds the radula in with the other the basis of the parison (MARCUS and St. citrinus in is only a which is sumed, 12 p, the v) 8 of the specific in pleural we this continue can in St. organs 24 as in our (1927) rows short ganglia and ; high respect, our com- longicauda and driftwood teeth in (ENGEL 1927, p. have in alimentary specimen teeth a now a are single 108) of no of complete loops agree the (EALES had we longicauda, with EALES' ganglia (Fig. in of St. St. citrinus 1944, (1962a, (1962a, around ovotestis longicauda. p. 13) or p. in from arranged fig. 4). character, and 13, ENGEL'S insignificant. irregularly same in citrinus 8 length longer separate longicauda as pre- loop does equal citrinus and continues to be its most distinctive anatomical forms two of systematically found the longicauda As about synonym row there pedal commissure, 13, c). mm-long slug of distinct in system the visceral hence ganglia, 35 a canal of is less nervous preserved slugs polyomma, gizzard (Fig. connectives visceral dissected the we the have in areae to the respect longicauda of of Aclesia into two In the central characters. Two and cuticularized warts gut in floating Sargassum with degree (1938). However, citrinus, because very from purple gland length, dagger-shaped three stimpsoni) 12 evidences the which, longicauda material, than in citrinus. Furthermore, The Figure our of the inner 8) 1828) arrangement mm lie figure p. Notarchus aplysiids. 1 little shorter in a between figure 962a, difference of not involve and 1 13), St. present (RANG, separation longicauda St. fig. 5 A: water of the western Atlantic Ocean. warm The (1936, fig. 7; 1944, fig. of variability On BABA 18, The fig. 5) while the digestive gland 15 in longicauda (Fig. Notarchus indicus, above. In 8 an 11), VAYSSIERE as whose identity mm-long 23 a A remnant of torsion is shown (Fig. 10). central anteriorly right the to GUIART right. is backwards under the runs the left gland (k) observed 85) p. citrinus longicauda of salivary glands (1901, intestine citrinus. side, In St. mentioned was the longicauda gland (r) in other tectibranchs. crossing the by described for his 75) p. longicauda mm-long to the left system (d) nervous ring nerve is The of specimen than that of already longer (1906, with St. the same the over similar a phenomenon recognizable but is less pronounced. The the armature of both penial These penial spines. than in citrinus fig. 9) warts scattered but chiefly arranged EALES & ENGEL ARUBA: 1935, Piscadera of the estimated to be region, Further 1952) of S. but The distribution: EALES southern (1852, & But them become traction. Florida, we Lesser 1856, our this (1935) the do first is pi. is 50 seen as in citrinus. 1828) MARCUS 1301), spiny irregularly 14 1955, 101, p. 104. spec. stone in shallow water in the mm-long slug; two further crawling in mud in the the inner animals, mangrove from Rio Brazil, as woolly 16 p. de as 148; HENRY, Janeiro, coast Bursatella lacinulata fig. 269-269a). the rule in appendages According the West and varies, (1952, pi. 1 Harbour, fig. A), Therefore we distribution of woolly lacinulata proved is rather but include pleii. west we the to Indian many to preserved material, owing Alligator subspecies lacinulata, pleii. general in (PILSBRY 1896, about 32° S. not number of HENRY from the a and Trinidad. Sul, Curasao 223; by were Antilles Grande specimen drawn distinguish long, (H on one found the to 1 938, preserved. maintained the it (C), inconspicuous The lacinulata in penis of p. crawling 8; p. From the W coast of Florida Rio ENGEL subspecies. mm not from specimen GOULD 1955 250 were to the Greater and Paulo, 14.VIII.1955 Bay, 21.V.1962 bay, We pleii (Rang, 1952, regard longicauda (EALES in three rows, HENRY 292, 301; Malmok, Arasji, CURASAO * part p. with only sheath to be not all penis Bursatella leachii 12. larger in (MARCUS 1962a, fig. 6). the inner side of the on differs species indeed are of con- coast of hairy too. In really cannot localities for Examination of the the collar to be as drawn in 16 our figure for (1955) 28 somewhat reflected, side. slug We found the classified 13. from Aruba slugs 1927, Piscadera CURASAO: Further (ENGEL, distribution: 1927); (WARMKE The & ABBOTT shell 1961, animal p. is St. long C. Baai, 1927, Further (ENGEL 112; p. p. ABBOTT brown Santos, from Piscadera p. as in 1957a, Baai, p. with white the a racemosa 1941 in 11 certainly note 4; spots. 1920 Rico Parapodia of the shell in from Cuba whose species MORCH'S 19.VI.1962 Cura9ao, Caracas material, but little a m off Sanibel bigger based ENGEL upon 1927, p. 1 (C), 1856, 1910, p. p. J. from van algae. der Horst 273); Puerto Rico 123); Brazil, island, west (Calcara, leg. 1920 (WARMKE GuarujA, east & of coast of souverbiei. The 1955, Florida, p. 195), also has a subgenus Diptero- 1954, p. defective animal 113). 1840), L. pilsbryi SCHWENGEL 168; PRUVOT-FOL a spec, C. Baai, PERRY & than that of p. 1856 (MARCUS, I.e.). (p. 37-40; physis Pilsbry (1896, is Puerto spec. ventral surface of the or variability a Like the Mediterranean L. serradifalci little leg. 398. 150); Tortugas (THIELE Caulerpa SCHWENGEL, dredged Horst 27); p. 1 (C), dots. 112); Guadeloupe (FISCHER p. 1961, der 1863, (MORCH 22) separated broad MARCUS distribution: 1927, 28.III.1962 van Lobiger souverbiei P. Fischer, CURASAO: shell J. and the outer stressed (1927) and Thalassia, the base. at 14. ENGEL pigment. 1863 Morch, up from Thomas light papillae, ENGEL as woolly, 150). was JAUME (1945, narrower the inner on much less mottled with black are Caracas had white and black Though Oxynoe, coming CuraQao, and tail bore white parapodia Baai, Virgin Islands, living seen are another, 27. Ill, fig. p. spines antillarum Oxynoe ENGEL the outer condition in same slugs is pleii. as Several of the that so of both Brazilian pleii. The collar 173 and (BERGH 1900b, note p. 1) 189, 17 15. viridis Polybranchia ENGEL 1927, 33-36 115, fig. p. Piscadera CURASAO : IV.-VI. 1962 BONAIRE, 4 (C), (Deshayes, 1857) Fig. 63 (Phyllobranchus viridis). and inner Baai, outer from part, various algae, 11., slugs. Kralendijk, 5.IX.1930 Pasanggrahan, near (H 1 1057), spec. (Fig. 63). Further Porites The one distribution: furcata, C. J. der Horst, from present slugs of them dark was have whitish cones observed BERGH The except by juvenile for brownish shed the tint quirenda". follow we Therefore ized, we use but later and (1864, Bonaire fields bodies PEASE (1961, zool. j, p. 1940, (Fig. 63) behind its near 1927, 117, p. CURASAO: Piscadera under Baai, Dr. "colourless and eyes the One of and the smaller 141) p. is "species a transverse groove in the a and name assume that it has in- sole, none. instead of the well character- (O'DONOGHUE 1929, p. 737; NEAVE, ALDER & 1927 Cyerce antillensis Engel, 16. Further already HANCOCK 145). p. ENGEL as 116). was the margin 740) Phyllobranchus p. alive; (PWH). (1860, 57) generic preoccupied (1927, p. the skin of the cerata. mention is made of PEASE'S mm light greyish-green. They and ENGEL the base" pellucida no of 70 length a Antilles. their back and the cerata, 93) from colourless towards SWENNEN Nomencl. on p. showing through Polybranchia As knobs (1871, black-pigmented grains attained the others greyish, from the coral Spaanse Water, Guadeloupe, St. Thomas, 1920; Curasao specimen had cerata yellowish or Baai and Caracas Cura?ao, van a fig. stone distribution: flattened cerata indented a depth Newport Bath, CORREA'S S of St. principally in at of its 20.XI.1948 Curasao, Kruis outer of about C. drawings borders, 22—24 38. Plaja Hoeloe, Baai, Figs. various J. of 1.2 m, (H 1039), van der several sizes resembling Baai, 28.X.1948 part, coming up III.-VI.1962 5 (C), 1 slug; Halimeda, 27 spec.; and Fuik spec. Horst, 1920; living with round white-oak (H 1023), from Tobago. slugs ends leaves. (Fig. 22) and The show smooth cerata or are 18 inserted at certain distance from the sides of the back. to contract after seen material of Siboga fig. a There 17). smaller The of dark had a big cerata material shows In ones. their dark base and a of deep black sole papillae, 1894, p. The 23). is near dark the tip being in in bears penis Small ENGEL different condition. A a dark brown area or is opening depend The had his upon stylet a One yellowish or jheringi bears pointed (1892, p. xix; finely denticulate (Fig. This bulbar (Fig. 24). stylet. from PELSENEER'S a different place elements, teeth jheringi by and the slugs stylet, species, (SWENNEN 1961, fig. of the former has the latter is funnel-shaped specific TRINCHESE The slightly a name (1881b, generic however, 98). name, SWENNEN ing Lobifera Pease, Polybranchia Pease, extremely bulbar base and and 216), species. as strongly was 1866. It p. 1860, because wide the denticles bent by is right in introduced PEASE no opening; (ibid., fig. species 10 that of e). must be cristallina PORTMANN continues to 57) was a curved revealed however, (1961, coarse lOg-h). The straight penial stylet of the Mediterranean p. were shorter and broader than those of which have the of insertion. These when varying contraction are tube compatible with ENGEL'S drawing (fig. no species chitinous of antillensis backwards p. are brick-red back. the back of Mediterranean of the cerata and Mediterranean (1871, vessels. distinction of the Antillean from the Mediterranean The teeth 407). the accompanies preserved cuticular a specimens shape preserved. The rhinophores cerata often have in the middle. On the back the radular tooth is distinguished characters justify of cutting edge The j). of the 50). with subterminal 38 or slugs. our in the distri- brick-red in colour when alive, and The central PELSENEER'S in 2 numerous quite transparent, are axes were 80, pi. p. and side, pointed transparent pigment as pattern colourless. as (BERGH 1905, great diversity a They observed in the was each on the others, only whitish dorsal centre contrasts with The as specimens white. The tips described was Some dark spot pattern specimen 10 pigment. small dark, leaving thin just between them. The hind end is ones especially a up to present ample bution off, undetermined Cyerce an are fallen having be (1958, Cyerce completely p. BERGH abandon- substitute for longer considered the as a 19 appendages from its branchiae. Hence the as introduction and vanellus Stiliger (Stiliger) 17. MARCUS 1957a, MARCUS 402; p. Piscadera CURASAO : III.-IV.1962 Dr. 5 (C), Further distribution: 1960a, larger (up smooth cerata Florida, mm). on synonym 1957 Marcus, and growth on mangrove roots, I., spec. tallies well with to 5 a again. 144. p. Baai, from Thalassia Miami CORREA'S description of animals our The and shape is of S. of the but the present the black, bear coast pigmentation first record, body each side Virginia Key; Brazil, area, scattered sole Paulo. living slugs are the up to 9 light; melanophores, like the from Miami. slug 18. costai Stiliger (Ercolania) PRUVOT-FOL p. cannot be used is Lobifera name 1951b, p. 70; MARCUS 29; ST. Further 1960a, KITTS: PRUVOT-FOL 1954, Figs. p. 196; WIRZ-MANGOLD (H 1397), 25—26 & WYSS 1958, 146. p. Frigate Bay, distribution: 1951 Pruvot-Fol, 20.VII.1955 Miami Florida, 1 slug. Key Largo; area, western Mediterranean Sea. The preserved, 4.5 (Fig. 26), which natural like the more slug from shaped are safe 19. position 4, on are largest character for Hermaea BERGH 1886, p. among (MARCUS same on classifying the Fig. Baai, were The the slugs. mm larger p. from of the cerata drawn in their present specimen is though In the the than the big, present sabot- one there long. The teeth constitute a species. dendritica pillars 25. fig. 22), 1960a, 1954, and (PRUVOT-FOL 1951b, fig. 39) of which is 0.35 Piscadera long mm in all these PRUVOT-FOL algae 1.2 material (Placida) 2; CURASAO: to the left side in the most of its mm-long slug has shed up original Miami teeth the are 186; (Alder MARCUS Thalassia pier of the in & Hancock, 1961b, the Carmabi, p. 1843) 141. mangrove II.-IV.1962 region, (C), 7 and slugs. 20 Further distribution: North and eastern Atlantic middle While the fam. species generally cerata, times the green present gland PRUVOT-FOL 1876. She of necessity Elysia 1927, 113, fig. p. CURASAO: on the from the of the De round black. Outer side of the dots become though either. it was & HANCOCK 41), and has p. intestinal has a spots no AccordingTrinchese, customary of name 1844. Loven, same PRUVOT-FOL (Swainson, species, does but exist not up from Kralendijk, 40 among the canals 16 1957a, p. 64 414. algae growing conducting water spec. (H 1058a), 3 spec. Bermudas. mm. The preserved specimens parapodia whose contours on MARCUS Thalassia, 31.X.1930 Vincent; length of 32; and in (C), Figs. 27—28, 1840) 1946, p. Carmabi, and also the some- ramifications of venosa and the one by are and sharp. parapodia densely spotted; body rhinophores, The towards lips are not the borders the inner side. The sole is lighter and bears smaller dots. The colour therefore ENGEL'S parapodia, not the 233) by p. II.-IV.1962 St. in gland hepatic branches, 1844, with black-rimmed agrees rather well with band around the sea, S of fewer, than the rest of the of the Tobago; smooth, yellow jet-black (ALDER 1955, 6839). p. ornata the Living slugs attained and and fig. 28) of LOVEN'S figure shows indeed Baai, coming Hoop, distribution: are 28, jetty aquaria to BONAIRE: Further 3 20-21; PRUVOT-FOL Piscadera pillars the replacing 1843, presumed Ind. An. 20. BABA dendritica to Placida for & HANCOCK venosa (see SHERBORN, were Sea southern digestive phase. removed and dendritica venosa of Loven, reproduction (1907, pi. priority ENGEL to the of Hermaea the species (ALDER Codium on in the cerata, whereas dendritica has. (1954) ponders ODHNER'S that Mediterranean England; Norway, Bergen; had orange specimens species type the albumen the of New 1954; diverticula quite dark, according The feeds 3, pi. 40; PRUVOT-FOL, correspondingly the coast to southern Japan. 1848, ly, Carolina; northwards Ocean, description, which mentioned in possibly respect except for the orange faded out in the of the living alcohol, animals 21 "Ground the patches; scattered is lighter the largest black seen a at the extremities. podia. near find we small for the (except black of the and, grains only The golden-brown border of mounted in in the straight in Elysia ornata tinguishes ornata Elysia RISBEC 118) does not synonym of T. a p. 1901, p. CURASAO: (C), Further Living slender. darker black 31, pi. is on the head the para- some places nothing to do in two slugs in Canada balsam. fig. 43, (MARCUS (Pease) and dis- Indo-Pacific pi. 1905, 1957a, corresponds as), homonymous BERGH The extremely tiny. (Fig. 27) ascus 1957a, the denticulation in a fig. 22; 13 WHITE 416), p. (1952, but is a 4 fig. Piscadera Fig. 1901 29 3. Baai, coming up from Halimeda, III.-IV. and VI. 1962 slugs. distribution: animals Alive, the body brown, outlets Bermuda are the rhinophores of podia 3 saw are Elysia papillosa Verrill, VERRILL and these black on in have (Fig. 28) Tridachia ornata new name region, Finally, - disappeared 36; Besides — crispata. 21. part 1860, 114) present, from D, E). need are becomes thinner rhinophores, rapidly with KOH and then p. but it the para- under this paper; which on which smooth (MARCUS (Swains.) 121 rough grains of rhinophores." (PWH) teeth in the cauze (PEASE 1953, fig. and was black side accumulations, especially region. scattered, (1927, they of the oldest row that if on in or dorsal found greyish-brown there, fragmentarily, isolation treated were alcohol, denticles, and parapodia ENGEL glycerine. specimens preserved Evidently p. are edge of the radular tooth examined, whose radulae with in and in the small, round, orange-brown grains with the pencil the mid-dorsal in here with Ventral - distinctly golden-brown. occur rhinophores rim. is also found band from Bonaire specimen and has round body, powdery a patches, especially rhinophores), small parapodia orange-golden brown, 'graphite' is of line drawn in a border of underneath Cream-coloured — the base like of the have of which A similar dorsal side the rest than rim, narrow — there too the border rims light brown; it, a narrow to be single, slightly narcotized, a colour sole over podia with band is of description Colour (Fig. 64): is up Islands, to 12 colour is and with yellowish mm light spots or glands were calcareous long. algae The body greyish-brown on the is or light-brown and elongate greenish with sole. The hind whitish. The outer side of the para- in various shades. of on In the noted. preserved specimens small White papillae occur on the 22 outer sides of the whence teeth in the The is edge up in heaped parapodia the white does 405, dentate fig. 43, in as differ from E. (1901, p. p. ARUBA: about 15 BONAIRE: ST. 405; MARCUS inner limb. descending The oldest teeth are of but in the Elysia rhinophores opinion our cauze a straight may be no with (MARCUS 1957a, row The their has latter as well as minutely papillose too, p. E. but their colour. 1957 Marcus, cauze 153. lagoon side, Parera Schottegat, the back (Fig. 27). 1960a, p. at Boekoeti, pool CURASAO: the (Fig. 29). on as 29) by Elysia 1957a, The radular teeth have broad cusps ornata papillosa 22. MARCUS in determination. and end edges, as), 15 present collector, border, its subornata VERRILL they the by bands hinder the not parapodial coarsely rhinophores, neck. ascus. not mentioned absence about serrulate finely the on The radula contains 7 opaque white. are transverse Orange-brown mid-line limb and ascending cutting were the they extend along borders of the the dorsal side of the and parapodia near 6.V. 1955 (H 1304), 1 spec. 22.VIII.1948 Pasanggrahan, (H 1034), spec. 17.IX.1948 Lac, Poejito, MARTIN: Simson Bay, (H 1064b), 1 spec. Pond, Lagoon, Flamingo 8.VI. 1949 (H 1132), 1 spec. Further coast of S. In distribution: Paulo, the pillose on comparison West the outer side oesophageal of should be organ the forms, area, Virginia Key, it formed are a on Caulerpa; is examined. large, conical this spiral useful in a as small black penial papilla. slug method with caution when the of the outlets of are: marked the characters disjunctive cauze with species blunt. The radula ends double hence employed preceding parapodia crop, and the and Miami properties of the of the radular tooth hydroxide, of Atlantic mentioned. Further However, Florida, Brazil, Caulerpa. straight glands rings, in the study of topography cauze are on the The denticles treated with for other pa- ascus. potassium the teeth of the whole 23 23. Tridachia M6RCH 1960a, 1863, MARCUS reef, (H 1017); Boca 26.IV. 1930 Valentijn (H Fuik 1038a); : Paloe 30.VIII.1948 ST. MARTIN: Great pools, Further (ENGEL coast of distribution: 1927, Florida, Specimen with from Aruba shaped, with more many or less clearly rocky between sandy (H with regular, cream-coloured band, side, (C); Carmabi, 19.1.1955 leg., 17.IV. 1949 (H (H 1058a); basal C. J. A total (H 1125). sometimes parts mud with rock British 11.XI.1930 (H 1068). shores, the (H 1056C); id., id., with of corals of tidal in the debris. der van Honduras; Horst Dry 1920 leg. Tortugas; W area. Outer defined green S 11.1962 1049a). "Inner - side side of parapodia light grey-greenish with dark-green, small, many The yellow-white patches. a yellow-white spots, band including a at the margins particularly are edge. very irregularly Sides sharply demarcated, yellow-white patches. uniform Baai, the id. 4.IX. 1948 26.VI.1949 Bay, on and on (Sta. 1001). yellow-grey patches. of 8.1.1949 side, id. Zaneveld 1038); 5.X.1930 Cura9ao, Spaanse Water, and Miami S. (H 31.X.1930 115); Venezuela; Tobago; p. J. front 8. XI. 1930 (H 1058A); Lac, zone; also in (H 1056Aa); id., Hoop, under stones and lower Paarden (H 1039A). Point Blanche Bay, Put, landingplace, De Ca); S St. Kruis (H 1323); Baai, 2.III.1949 slugs, generally occurring frequently mid-tide Brakke Bad, 24.11.1949 10.IX.1948 1058b); id., 85 coast at 1056 (H (H 1001); (C); Knip Baai, (H 1020); 25.11.1955 Baai, Piscadera (C); Duitse Lechi, (H about 13.XI. 1948 side, 20.XI.1948 Baai, MARCUS 115, fig. 32; p. 16.VI. 1930 Oranjestad, 23.IV. 1962 Grandi, N Sta. Marta Baai, KLEIN BONAIRE: E BONAIRE W. of (C); Spaanse Water, Fuik 1927, 1303). 30.1.1962 Baai, 1340); Boca (H 1021); III.1962 I., (H Lagoen, ENGEL 191; p. 461. p. Braboe, 28.IV. 1955 N coast, CURASAO, 1872a, 1962b, N of Punta ARUBA, Baai, BERGH 40; p. 153; p. 1863 crispata Mörch, large dark-green, formed by The head behind spot a bears the rhinophores." (PWH) 2 from Specimens dirty light-yellowish spots of Klein Bonaire white. dirty light-yellow Rhinophores orange-yellow. colour of which orange-yellow is very at the There of 1049a) base. are yellowish on the green, and Bonaire parapodia bright opaque there are white yellow. Foot, the edge on "Sole - large round greenish. slightly patches head and 1058b). with some narrow boundary between and (Sta. green, Margin orange-yellow, several light. Furthermore, here and there colours of animal: (Sta. Underside the patches back, of the bright and the rest. Only rhinophores extreme- ly light yellowish green." (PWH) 3 Specimens white patches, from Bonaire some run (Sta. 1058a). beige, hardly visible, entirely leaving only wings is a broad white violet-tinged. misted margin Underside on of over the part generally creamy; also Back with united in 7 with white white on Here on small round large or Ground colour darker towards the the light sides, and there the base of the grey misted spots 16 groups. brown, parapodia. parapodia clearly tinged with violet; large round, and hind "(1) - together, roughly over with brown, orange-brown base. the head. - (2) Back without most Front white. 24 uniform brown patches, No edges. in violet brown parapodia: right, coloured - (3) both margin; Underside of with powdered with somewhat darker brown grey: bluish-white marking. Edge cream-coloured show oval, or margin; cream-coloured parapodia brown, cream, with at the base violet-grey towards the Underside part. violet left, patches somewhat in of cream- in the middle. the towards margin." (PWH) Specimen from Bonaire coloured because cream-coloured whitish dots. This colour in pattern have grains (Sta. 1068). of Inner side of from the disappeared parapodia and other yellow, or hyaline, slimy of parapodia cream- largely replaced by big dorsal with violet, more Outside has been colour occurrence of each overlap white. "Sole somewhat parapodia is due to the may — deep-brown ground patches. Margin which zones the region deep-brown, colourless extreme a dark-brown and violet less completely; extreme edge all with edge. grains, the coloured of the parapodia." (PWH) The biggest is 68 1038a) From late (p. not was the 142) Mr. SCHRAMM for the name Fuik Cura9ao, specific written name (1962b) DESHA YES by of the genus and species. intention, we Baai (H and not recapituwho (1857), proposed T. schrammi Desh. is of DESHA YES' interpretation from long. schrammi introduced specimen establishment of the our that preserved mm the name of the correct merely formally accepta- a ble form. 24. Berthella agassizii MacFarland 1955, p. 117; 1909, Curacao: (C), Further Brazil, 4 of the Piscadera of Alagoas mm p. 1927, p. 110, fig. 26 (Bouvieria agassizi); Baai and under Spaanse Water, stones, Caracas Curasao, and S. III., VI.1962 and 4 Like Baai, C. J. van der Horst mm young Numerous brown might 1920; leg., Paulo. Curasao, broad, specimens stipples the present ones be cutaneous glands. also were and had 45 teeth in the half-row from occur on S. Paulo, they hyponotum, and underside of tentacles. Scattered brilliant white notum Marcus 20. animal from long radula. greyish. Engel 1957c, 1909) spec. Like the first young, 59; distribution: coast 8 p. Marcus (MacFarland, were gill, sole specks on the 25 25. Pleurobranchus MORCH 1863, 1962b, 29; p. 1 (C), ILL; ABBOTT p. 1949, Further Piscadera Baai, under stone in front a AVES of (W. distribution: N Dominica): lagoon, broad. An mm white sole consists of was bular 75 73 (P. atlanticus) ; MARCUS of the Carmabi, 23.111.1962 Barbados; Virgin Islands, 12.V. 1949 St. (H 1114), Thomas; Florida 1 spec. Keys; from of Miami to SW Florida. Alive, the adult animal from Cura9ao 20 p. spec. ISLOTE area 1897, 1863 Mörch, 466. p. CURASAO : the BERGH areolatus (Pleurobranchus) irregular pattern yellow. The platelets have rows, light convex areae shell is 5 mm 2-4 denticles 35 was long greyish brown, of brimmed with 2.5 long, masses of 1955, The and large The mandi- each side. The radula contains on was filled Globigerinae. Cadlina rumia Marcus, 26. nearly yellow dark. broad. mm and with about 140 teeth in the half-row. The stomach with compact MARCUS mm 1955 119. p. CURASAO : Caracasbaai, C. J. van der Horst leg., under stone, 8.V.1920 (H), 2 slugs. ST. Further S. MARTIN: Great Bay, distribution: Brazil, NE coast of S. 16.V.1949 Paulo, (H near 1127), 1 slug. Ubatuba and at the island of Sebastiao. Colour pattern, labial armature, termination of the material, 27. shallow The Piscadera mm broad near (C), (Fig. 30) or the blue 7 by and gills de- dry. Figs. Nov. under warrant stones with 30—31 hydroids in slugs. were are 6-10 mm principally long and run orange transverse measured blue. The back has median band flanked the side areae spec. its entrance, yellowish-white Farther to radula, it had been binza, preservation. They areae. separate Baai, II.-III.1962 animals in yellow blue which water, living 3.3-8.5 oval though Chromodoris CURA9A0: a shore, by 5 pairs longitudinal projections. Those of bands in the 26 the back meet in the mid-line, middle of the covering yellow The orange bands also unite in front of and behind the Here and along From the bands, blackish-blue blue the areae sides whitish, and and extending the a foot. The Sometimes and the grasping ring of the lips has 42 (Fig. 31) (1) lateral tooth following ones are small flat has The holotype, paratype of Faculty one and a an and intact only slug, outer above. The of G. of of S. perfoliations. a cusp. The innermost the outward denticles; From marginal up to the 10 in number. twentieth teeth (m) are (1957) in are HUMMELINCK, in kept using the the Utrecht; the radula of Department generic of This species species, genus Glossodoris species similar to, not identical (1951b, p. 1954, 24; has however, the valenciennesi of the the p. bicuspid Hypselodoris-type. or Chromodorididae, described with, 262) teeth, Doris 1955, p. ARUBA: and those from the American were all bovena Marcus, 1955 131. Malmok, CURASAO : Further and with Ch. binza. 28. Baai, that from The West Pacific coast, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, MARCUS Zoology, Chromodoris name material with the pattern of Ch. binza is to of catalogue easy to compare any belongs compared tooth concave Paulo. fontandraui PRUVOT-FOL Indian 10 material PRUVOT-FOL'S Banyuls-sur-Mer. hence each light blue, 15 is with hamate teeth. means (1951 a), orange are have denticles, sent to Dr. was Philosophy, University it is 4 outer unicuspidate. of the rest the species By rhinophores sides and blue edges. We follow ODHNER for light triangle without outwards the cusp shortens. The with dentate colour of the consists of bifid hooklets. The radula inner and have (s, n) hamate of blue with 37 teeth in the half-row. The rhachidian rows, a the outer light-blue ground the inserted between the are yellow band. the orange bands. proceed, separating dashes little into the unipinnate gills thickening (ce) is a lie outside areae blackish-blue streak. The rhinophores a They blue sides, yellow stripes The 8 zones. with and the band. Port Arasji, Marie under stones, distribution: 14.VIII. 1955 Baai, IV.-VI.1962 Brazil, (H 17.IV. 1930 coast (C), of S. 9 1301), (H 1 1027), slug. 1 small spec.; slugs. Paulo, island of S. Sebastiao Piscadera 27 The animals were biggest found in were These three the mangrove dorso-median rhinophoral consists area. which As complete 30 long and were 12 and and rows broad alive. mm Baai with darker unipinnate 5 in and about are The gills. the development; VI. the smaller rhinophores there material, They 18. on darker orange than yellow were 8 of Piscadera in the Brazilian perfoliations of mm region large specimens caught earlier, ones 17 10 radula half-row contains 38 teeth. An slug egg-ribbon ARUBA: was 1 spec.; stone, The mm 16.IV.1962 (C), mm of stiffened by the Baai, brown quite meeting some (H 1320), 4 (H 1301), J. S. slugs; in (Fig. 35). of the with under In one gills. the behind rhinophores spots, different sizes. Autotomy Peltodoris and Discodoris, borders of the pouches 6 branchiae phores are not are all of of splashed the notal had the complete. The rhinophores in one of tentacles are smooth, lip. 2 cuticle mm is smooth. broad and 2.2 The radula of mm long, a 27 a spots slugs. perfoliations of cones. labial and contain species bear small upper (Fig. 33) is in the The anterior border of the foot is bilabiate with The slugs form two brown and common rhinophores and gills tripinnate, Marta is marked with scattered brim, the 20 papillae with round brown occurred 30 deep-lying blunt larger spots are a slug. long, bulbous. In the 4 were 1 the animal from Sta. specimen yellow pigment. The light hyponotum and the sole is white, 1320), under (H), mm greyish-pinkish beginning The is 50 (H part, 26.VII.1905 Alive, preserved slug rows, outer condition. preserved was 7.XI. 1954 leg., Piscadera Baai, pigmentation is preserved, regular 2 spec. Zaneveld from Sta. Marta Baai, high 32—35 Figs. nov. slug; Rifwater, J. Boekeleg., 1 chromatophores behind the small dark The creek, (Fig. 32) spicules papillae which the long in preservation. mm hummelincki, spec. Baai, specimen, and 15 Piscadera Baai clusters not 3.III.1955 id., biggest broad, from Santa Marta 10 14.VIII. 1955 Malmok, Arasji, CURASAO: in which Peltodoris 29. out of the nidamental opening in the hanging was from Aruba, of of The papillae. the rhinoflattened notch in the mm-long slug and has 25 rows with 32 28 teeth to the half-row. The smallest with 22 teeth. The innermost tooth has its considerably and is base, a 8th 90, 13th-15th 140, 126, teeth have The voluminous stomach lies in front genital The of the intestinal female branch mass. folded and to The which the by an narrows thin-walled sac, 70, tips. genital mass embedded in the (a). greyish a wide, the penial of gland, the Further structures of the not oviduct analyzed. or The nidamental duct that of the atrium emerges entering and the bean-shaped a narrower set off from the part large short bulbous enclosed in diverticulum of a duct of the male duct. and enters the (x), the the a common whose caecum whose gland off set of the component opens female gland, and winding part mass the orifice from the runs over common the spermatheca (b) with aperture of the atrium. a (f) gland broad a mass from the mass. lamellate one, posterior lies close behind winding penial sheath, It begins section from below. The organ. Beside the entrance of the insemination duct the and longer (g). Immediately behind rapidly, the latter to thin-walled efferent albumen principal gland ampulla, folds. the latter, the distinctly the inner oviduct area, the copulatory organ is a contents of The male and The wall of the prostate is forward with longitudinal light-yellow right sheath, The latter extends mucus one. terminal muscular, to the (q), that an inner folded and This unarmed Near the entrance exhibits so to its (w). of prostate the whole organ is a owing gland outer, broader winding wall is thrown into of the is mass anterior end the is bent to the runs penial papilla (pi). atrium at prostate section, The male duct (vi) 2nd 45, knobby, the anterior over female greyish-brown glandular; whitish the separate limb is followed were free gland; the oesophagus embedded in former leads (e) 1st near micra the organs. sperm, next, are: sometimes blunt, ampulla (Fig. 34, o), which is silky lies gland rows 18th 98, 22nd 70. The 5-4 outermost cusps with long straight In than the others. shorter 16 prominent expansion measurements of the teeth of the smaller radula 3rd has specimen (12 mm) (u) leaves the spermatozoa (seminal spermatheca. vesicles of BERGH) of the wide, the gland spermatheca vagina, vagina narrows is mass, a big, the uterine or Hence the reservoirs are arranged serially. 29 In the with coiled uterine duct short duct. The a enters the gland The species The holotype is is returned to Dr. blackish darker intact mm-long, with paratypes Zoology, Faculty of the on spots. Though when long (22-28) 1863, as P. it is in from uniformly large reddish-brown long in live the sole condition, with and up number of radular same the number of teeth in the half-row quite different character. a atromaculata BERGH, Mediterranean Sea mm of kept Paulo. 42) p. numerous, light a 1880a, and has the preserved, hummelincki, the radula (49-50) give to 80 up of S. are P. hummelincki: BERGH notum and was of the radula its radula Philosophy, University 33; p. and the slide Baai and from Piscadera paratype Utrecht from Sta. Marta Baai. It slug is dark grass-green with spots mm P. One (MORCH Islands Virgin 2) of cruris to 70 PIETER WAGENAAR HUMMELINCK, 48 species of Peltodoris differ from P. rows Dr. preserved, produced the inner oviduct. HUMMELINCK, together Department The 1) a is spermatocyst in its lumen. The insemination duct sperms near named for mm-long slug. the 27 the mass of the silky aspect by the parallel-disposed (ci) is inserted spherical spermatocyst a 1880a (p. 45; (PRUVOT-FOL 1954, is white with dark brown or 1881b, 243; p. black, round 224) p. from HAEFELFINGER the 1961) blotches of different sizes. The radula has 20 rows, with 56 teeth per half-row. 3) P. mauritiana BERGH, the western row. 4) P. P. rows aurea 1889b 1903 ELIOT, and 45 teeth ELIOT, 1903 6) darker alive specks BERGH, 7) P. are from slug greeleyi Brazil, pinnate gills, 1905 greyish-red, small, for hummelincki. In immature per by (p. from from East East (20 Africa, 134), Kabaena similar to from 38 has row MACFARLAND, rows 1909 Alagoas up to 49 radular teeth), but by tripinnate gills. island, S. of Celebes. but the of white dots is recorded are small knobs. The and 35 teeth in the half-row. (p. 84; and rows cannot be sepa- hummelincki, preservation the tentacles of 420), Africa, rows, 25 notum and 8 median no had 24 radular coast p. 40 leaves. the radula hence and 1910b, and 35 teeth in the half- half-row. minutely granulated P. rubescens Notum at least (p. 365), (p. 366), rated from P. hummelincki its warty, not ELIOT (p. 815; 40 radular rows up to rhinophores with angulata radular 5) Indie, Clubs of has S. MARCUS Paulo, has 1955, 12-13 p. 157), simply and 60 teeth per half-row. 30 P. 8) noumeae Vietnam. Caledonia; in pinnate, per (p. 159; with Rhinophores There part unipinnate. 1953, are 8 its Discodoris 1956, leaves; 38 radular first Peltodoris has description, 1877b New 8). p. bi- gills partly with 30 teeth rows BERGH, been (p. 518); with its tinguish Peltodoris, 1880b (p. 40), "villous, as similar to Diaulula”. villous a one. in P. 119), a species enclosed quite velvety which has not been (Cooper, 1862). arched sculpture 1954, gland (id., 1898 dorsum, PRUVOT-FOL is also much 48) p. coarser. p. quite p. 13) Diaulula concerning as by 1935b, 346; stomach is in Peltodoris. (1951b, 10) p. to the only supposes, the other hand On belong does not (1957, differs from Peltodoris not (p. 508) as (1935a, the aurea and reveals that the in the liver in Diaulula and is free more but its figured, Dissection dis- to described was the touch, to to clear- from Diaulula No wonder BABA had to correct Anisodoris BERGH, in its it greeleyi a easy Peltodoris In his earlier references to Peltodoris mauritiana sandiegensis It is less minutely granular notum, with notum is covered with small warts; MACFARLAND approximated its smooth labial cuticle is difference from the rodlets in Discodoris. BERGH, p. 40; p. half-row. From cut 1937 RISBEC, vaginal a generic characters of Anisodoris. Discodoris 30. Piscadera CURASAO : shallow water, TOBAGO: The coral largest on living notum is stiffened in front Tobago animal from by spicules mm had also been in dry; phores, slug and on hyponotum from bears specks from a a spiculate papillae. smooth surface. 6 gills stones 4 with long. The that after are are and 7 slug mm. Dr. light-brown spots gills. body mm in slugs. slug. mm mm dark spicules 6 (C), 36—39 14 in breadth. The pinkish and the The under degree (Fig. 37) and white. The The one 20 was it measured 11 as and III., VI. 1962 IV. 1916; Curafao length notum are leg., Figs. nov. Thalassia, Curasao is flat, the hyponotum dense, have the and foot spec. Carmabi, to such CORREA indicated the colour alive and white up of the Theodor Mortensen it still measured 19 drying from Baai, coming sand, reef, mortenseni, of Tip of the rhino- preserved broad. The notum to 0.5 mm long multipinnate; the up 31 have rhinophores 20 leaves. The 1.4 long and slender, measuring tentacles digitiform in the mm biggest anterior border of the foot is bilabiate, its upper The labial armature consists of two stratified rodlets 70 up to micra in triangular remarkably broad in the biggest slug (alive with 32 teeth in the 39 teeth. The expansion size pansions 10-8 less at all the third of the the penultimate complete rows has up to 3 denticles. slug is BERGH (Fig. 38) long has 22 micra rows their basal (1884, long, it occurs in quite Of the inner the 1-2 and the 664) denticles, the blood penultimate whose erubescens. out into a from its type (1926, The species opening narrow spermatheca, end, that the so organ, in front and behind is subterminal. The slender vagina and ducts over a short of the slug papilla bears papilla from a few Tobago the insemination duct goes represent ODHNER'S semiserial 51). p. is damage, and the seminal reservoirs The efferent duct ends with minute cuticular hooks. The opens tooth recorded similar denticu- gland lying the distal male distinguished. (Fig. 39), the last new rows. organs compact brain, could be and the outermost tooth of In D. mortenseni this denticulation cannot be attributed to as The the cusps of the outermost Tobago p. in ex- diminish and expansions tooth has denticulate, an increase the outermost tooth in the Mediterranean D. lations of with of the innermost tooth. their from rows with rows long, hooks the half-row, is and 1.2 mm The last tooth is 60 micra row. one In the 60 massive following size; Tobago hook a covered with This radula has 14 long). from slug middle of the end of the 5 denticles. up to nearly the decrease in dentate; are the mm pronounced than that In about straight. 20 tooth is base; near teeth outer disappear teeth the mm are half-row, innermost near 0.18 to 1.3 mm - are The hp is notched. areae The radula length. small for the size of the animal (Fig. 36) specimen. named in memory of our great friend, Dr. OLE THEODOR JENSEN MORTENSEN. The radula holotype, of a University a slug paratype of S. is 16 mm kept was sent to Department Dr. of HUMMELINCK, Zoology, Faculty Utrecht. of The Philosophy, Paulo. We shall compare the D. long, in the mortenseni, species from mentioning only one the Atlantic or two warm waters with disjunctive characters, 32 and not shall Discodoris in white, Male 5-6 26; 1955. with broad. 1881a. mortenseni and with submedian groove. different from very and outer teeth not teeth of radula long denticulate. Geitodoris. lamellar, resembling with outer groove. labial armature in pinnate; radular 1879b, 108; p. Further distribution: broad. It or Baai, outer and (Fig. 40) curved its flat tristis 1877b. split, Outer organ half as 1899. Tentacles Bergh, 1909. MacFarland, 16 fig. Gills bi- two lateral areae; 26 part, Figs. 1879 40—42 12-18. under the root of the undulate brim. line around stripes which between these dark band parallel was a stone, 1.2 m deep, 13.VI. 1962 Thomas, 15 tail, and notum, on stripes. to long mm and The notum is The rather the continue St. body upwards fore and hind ends. orange zones 1880b, pi. Virgin Islands, animal living narrow, in 1 spec. (C), middle BERGH Piscadera CURASAO: The than 1877b. Not Bergh, Bergh, Aphelodoris antillensis Bergh, BERGH shorter of innermost tooth median and one hedgpethi with 46-50 teeth to the half-row. rows 31. head 10) - 11) voniheringi - 1902. Marcus, 1955. Outer teeth of radula 9) pusae Marcus, - 5) - denticles; copulatory without slender, efferent duct. as 7) muta notha 8) - long. Tentacles - but base mortenseni, evelinae of innermost tooth with broad cusp Bergh, Rows of numerous. Vayssiere, 4) - rodlets 40 micra short; and high edwardsi 3) — short and labial short; indecora 6) - opening. evidently 1960b. Tentacles denticle. branneri MacFarland, 2) - to species 1952. Colour alive either side of notum. on spots terminal tentacles Tentacles Marcus, spicules. no cream; 1) alba White, - half-row 45-48 teeth. Penial hooks papilla Smooth; not. or black larger allocation of every whether the preservation 1909. Has radula discuss is definitive the lifting the covers the by hyponotum, The latter are mm it smooth; on preserved traversed about 3.6 downwards, stands out well and both sides colours short and as are: radial a an black opaque white confluent with a broader to the sides and the anterior border and connected in front of and behind the gills. In front of the latter and behind the 33 rhinophores the band is joined with central, longish, black blotches. Besides these blotches two small dark spots between them, and of projections the lateral bands, the light some centre of the dark-brown-spotted leaves; the interrupt notum. The sheaths rhinophoral slug have rhinophores and fixed, was (Fig. 41). They are about light. the so 10 The buccal tentacles truncate and bear are of exception dots occur The radula row. are the on lips the five are (Fig. 42) The largest. in occur absence inner the of denticle (1879b, and inner slug original because 1957a, p. 429; VENEZUELA, slugs Further The MARCUS mainland: distribution: and a Brazil, certain occurs conyna 1960a, we we do lateral 13 fig. not a) consider know the (1955, tooth does not variability of p. and this 148). therefore the large Guanta, for scattered dark twenty spots. 1957 Marcus, 159. p. near on coast of S. now 15.VIII. 1936 Barcelona, wooden (H 1202), 7 piling. Paulo, Ubatuba; far distant known, generalization species; it lives below and 16 Florida, area of Miami, Biscayne Bay. three localities allow of innermost MARCUS some of Amathia among clusters Virginia Key teeth to the half- specimens, kept preserved white with Polycerella 32. MARCUS The could not be examined. yellowish was the and white smooth cuticle. dry because the jar had broken, The colour of the years, Black the back of the tail. 1880b, pi. However, systematic value, was organs on with 52 the on such denticles from Discodoris pusae The whitish. rows Ill; p. radula. present their on those in the middle of the half-row simple hooks; BERGH by as contains about 30 are artificially groove spotted with black, with thick, colourless, a everted when the separated were is which tripinnate gills coated with All teeth indicated sole, creeping was longitudinal a outer side. The whole ventral surface is mass low with water-line, regard to from one another, the habitat of where action of waves the is weak, together with tufts of branching, soft Bryozoa and the 34 Vallicula ctenophore ctenostomatous A multiformis 192), p. though of different characters (MARCUS herthae, spec. Polycera Piscadera Baai, ANTIGUA: The they animal from from The have back on (Fig. 44) (Fig. 43) and The disappeared. ground rhinophores There have 6 3 are The tuberculate notal part. extend around the bear three or dry four larger 2 small not white long ; preserved colour is dots, now a scattered probably greenish grey, are animal a two have consists of 9-10 the half-row. and a third is narrow are these and which in the as big Miss even as her stay an on HERTHA sketch axis of the is living It has The radula marginal a a teeth to spur below the an outer point. strong cusp decrease in size, and the missing. CAPRILES, Secretary in Willemstad. gills. They back and sides. processes. marginal plates sometimes on the In the mid-line inner and the first. ones with whose the skin. wing-like Biological Institute, Curasao, during begin part of supported by spicules. spicules, papillae drawn out into and named for Marine DINIZ CORR£A completely developed with 2 lateral and 3 its base. The three is the anterior The first lateral is very small, it has broad base quite species Caribbean typical rows The second lateral is twice near on borders, knob, pierce bosses, number of scattered small jaws (Fig. 45) (Fig. 46) each, Curasao from specimen The oral veil has 9-10 short and unite behind the prebranchial The spec. living slugs which there spur of the knobs perpendicular a 4 (C), mm the rhinophores to that of the cusp of maintained the big, tripinnate gills circle, and The have perfoliations. its hind a about 3 length colour while sides, the branchial In were The The mm. 1962 slug. white border of notum and foot. a digitations. veil, 1 1393), brown with black and white dots. specimens preserved glands, 2.5 was dirty was melanophores The (H 43—46 Figs. nov. Thalassia, II.—III. up from full-grown. not were Antigua Curafao with coming 17.VII.1955 Deep Bay, living slugs from Cura?ao evidently the food, at the localities in Florida and Brazil. occurs 33. CURASAO: As bryozoan Amathia distans Bsk. has been observed. heavy fall of sediments, 1960a, 1956. Rankin, and most kind and Librarian hostess of Dr. of the DIVA 35 The Dr. holotype, 2.5 a mm-longpreserved, HUMMELINCK; jaws ment of of S. Zoology, University The would species Greilada paring specimen elegans of 3 to the maintained mm tripinnate or with and (1941, p. 7) united blue by 3 and spots 3 mm-long slugs MORCH 1863, 1879C, 34 p. p. 44 (D. living as the to Depart- p. 316: latter, In P. as to 4.25 1957a, 1958b, (id. dilated and pallida), p. 1875C, 49 orange small even In P. 52). slug more elegans and base, pointed the present species. (Mörch, BERGH Krebsii) ; p. or aurisula the have 432) p. 356-59), p. a In P. on details of yellow in well messinensis (1955, also as depend may palpable 356). p. gills, elegans, the colour is elaborate than in the var. com- times up leaves and of the specific. ones no ten genus In 75). p. than more mantle border, larger Krebsii in abandoned (1960, animals and (MARCUS (Rhacodoris returned was kept must be excluded from the taxono- Dendrodoris krebsii BERGH 443 the fig. 3-4; 1955, inner lateral tooth has second tooth is also less 34. by (1961), blue a brilliant colours than the the are atlantica PRUVOT-FOL EDMUNDS (PRUVOT-FOL 1951b, pi. young, Antigua, generally BABA rhinophoral the radula must be considered recently now structure of the age. But the colour of the ODHNER from Cura9ao (BERGH, 1894) (EDMUNDS 1961, mic discussion. The number of unipinnate slug from with long cm), possibly juvenile characters as intact slug a Paulo. belong 1874, Bergh, a P. large and radula 1863) 87 p. (Doriopsis Krebsii); (D. atropos); MARCUS 1957a, p. (Dendrodoris atropos). CURASAO: shallow with ST. Further Rio de The algae, KITTS: Baai, (C), near the 1 under spec.; and S. stone in region, (C), 20.V11.1955 Virgin Islands, Paulo, a muddy Spaanse Water, mangrove 22.11. and 3.V1.1962 Frigate Bay, distribution: St. 7 on water under clear mm in bottom Thomas and St. Croix; Brazil, coast of from Cabo Frio to Cananeia. in brick-red notum colour of the of eternit 1 spec. following Curasao: dark spots, of the mangrove sheet slugs. (H 1397), broad alive. The with black a coralline, sandy largest specimen, that from Piscadera Baai, living slugs and water Janeiro and 40 Piscadera 18.VI. 1962 region, yellow border colours with back, yellow underside with were was 70 mm in the with yellow peppered irregular streaks some long observed orange of the blotches. The 36 rhinophores brick-red stippled are brown darker than the back and have white are and Some animals yellow. on gills uniformly were light brown with dark, nearly black spots or The tips. dorsal and ventral sides. There are than 20 more The central nervous trated our in as D. to 2.5 ones and strong are atropos (1957a, and the innermost fig. more 148). St. The those in the tripinnate gills. Kitts is length varies from of the hooks is shape straight, ones from slug penial papilla the (St. Kitts); mm of the system of the bearing portion leaves and 6 rhinophoral 1.4 as concen- of the hook- mm (Cura5ao) different, the outer middle thin and straight, curved. The arrangement of the hooks differs in the material from St. Kitts and from Curasao; in the former there 20 are disposition in front and about 10 behind, rows in only occurs in the latter the inner hooks front, a serial forming irregular quincunxes. The colour of BERGH. variation common the that hooks in spicules phores skin of D. in the our of (BERGH of the new seven-years-old central slugs of of regions 1879 c, p. BERGH 1875b, p. 319; 1913, 1954, p. p. BERGH 258; no of is p. spicules 33; 1936, it Lagoen, 23.X. 1930 ff.) The rhino- high in the occur slight vestiges Kitts and also in concentration the Caribbean and impossible to maintain the 1758 Linné, 1892, 1096; p. BABA Figs. 9; 1949, (H 1070A), 1 spec. 65—66 1901, p. 367. BONAIRE: p. in species. BERGH p. in same and St. The 49 and those in the spicules atropos. numerous (1879 c, indicated. Curasao, the separate 1884, is material from system ODHNER especially Some 46). material from as of 88) mentioned p. atropos spicules Scyllaea pelagica 35. of have pallida atropos, (1875 C, krebsii, slugs. We therefore consider from both range of living BERGH description D. by or is alcohol nervous MORCH by Paulo. The details of the arrangement formalin-preserved specimens the Brazilian FOL var. of respect absence nor krebsii scarce rhinophores his In described which the connective tissue presence are in is not conformable with the wide are inconstant. are rhinophores. neither know we krebsii D. notes the coast of S. on penial the living Dr. CORREA'S (Fig. 65). 89, 168; p. 92; PRUVOT- 37 Further Pacific distribution: and Sometimes hydroids. and Circumtropical eastern the Mediterranean fucoids, floating on temperate regions by to transported the circumsubtropical, including Sea, feeding (MARCUS currents E upon 1961b, 148). p. Though Scyllaea pelagica was observations coast the on of the genus, mentioned in ODHNER'S are in the material the given above, PRUVOT-FOL as key present document of Bonaire. With the range only species (1934, valid evidently do not we of the mean 58) p. too, but HUMMELINCK'S received, occurrence that S. assumes. they species were on the pelagica is The not other E the species from reported Atlantic Ocean. the "The that animal corner the sole tail about drifting was of the it made right twice sides alternately. direction. — The animal doing this part ground the of the sole is is tendency vaguely are white small white three on large spots brown brown simply lying of each the with also patches - by one and in the eyes." (PWH) zones - spot smaller are Carmabi, Further Padina, a white two The colour low slugs was With particular a head, in on and are the the on brown on behind where on the the The for In form to white parts some small the left one side, mediodorsally, jet-black fragments the a patches papillae. tend on is three side, the foremost of which rhinophores, situated. Small on they flanks: right side, three, There left are of the edges - with parapodia. The - distinctly them two patches pigment, except found between head. the cm. are the upper of the white 5 of the foot parapodia along dorsolaterally, papillae, spots one posteriorly papilla, the direction. In the act of margins stripe: on the brought to was length being of the middle elongated occur spot; 451; id. 1958b, Piscadera Baai, IV. 1962 distribution: near towards sea. sides of the head, of are pigment, regarded (Cf. Figs. 65-66.) p. CURASAO : tide, movements with its The visible in the Hancockia ryrca 1957a, the head the total margins brown-pigmented ground, 36. MARCUS flood able to steer itself in brownish. or patches without Blue dorsally: are more this, mediolateral white a right side, the tail. and is not translucent 4.2 cm, the white streaks, without near and two which spots; small surrounded patches slug being is about there; a white defined always is patches papillae; addition, and of contracted in transverse are brown formation towards elongated without here there rhinophores; the farthest from the was detached from the substratum and contracted. When margins with irregularly speckled brown-stained the course patchy yellowish-green a which slowly, making searching of the foot length colour of the water with bay) In the without creeps foot is not in action, the creeping, surface landlocked swimming motions by contracting longitudinalmuscles second, a the on Lagoen (a upwards, the left and as not living slug (C), 3 p. Marcus, 1957 56. from algae growing on the pillars of the pier of the slugs. Brazil, coast of S. Paulo, 14 km W of Ubatuba, from water-line. were young, pink. They 1.5-3.5 had 3-4 mm flaps long on in preservation. Alive, each half of the velum, the hence 38 much less than in adult cerata, 5 43 (in rows denticle the left, 4 on the the on holotype: 46). TRINCHESE 1881a, 49; 1954, ANTIGUA: Further 1906, p. The left; the number of hand, The radula has same. On the rhachidian tooth the median Doto cinerea 1951b, p. other right side, is the be smaller than the innermost of the 5 lateral may 37. the specimens. On the p. VAYSSIS:RE 92; 406 p. 1888, 17.VII.1955 Deep Bay, distribution: Western 1881 Trinchese, p. (H VAYSSIISRE 102; WIRZ-MANGOLD (rosea); & 1393), Mediterranean WYSS 1 ones. 1929; 1958, PRUVOT-FOL 62 p. (rosea). spec. Sea; Verde Cape Islands (ELIOT 153). single 2 slug, long mm in the others had fallen off in certainty accepted sheaths, life, there as were of the determinationis somewhat the basis on of and the rather the of the shape basal black large had preservation, spot only no restricted, the ceras, on one ceras Hence scars. but can be rhinophoral the inner side of the ceras. to PRUVOT-FOL According described chese, higher up identical with the latter. caution (1913, prompts But and 38. MARCUS 1955, p. 169; 1957a, p. SAINT CHRISTOPHER Further The distribution: (St. Florida, single small slug pointed tubercles 39. as on 1960a, p. two p. area, as D. rosea is cinerea, of neither is as Trin- known, VAYSSIERE did. 1955 164. 20.VII.1955 Kitts): Frigate Bay, Miami D. names, 1120) p. 1) page anatomy the (1936, 455; 1960a, was Virginia Key; Brazil, (H 1397), coast of S. 1 slug. Paulo. recognized by its characteristic irregular Marcus, 1960 Fig. 67 165. Kralendijk, ANTIGUA: Deep Bay, KITTS: same note the cerata. BONAIRE: ST. 406, pita Marcus, Doto divae MARCUS the of ODHNER Doto p. the on maintenance 310) p. 309, (1954, near Pasanggrahan, 17.VII.1955 Frigate Bay, (H 20.VII.1955 1393), 15.IX.1930 1 slug. (H 1397), 1 spec. (H 1957a), 1 spec. 39 Further distribution: "Bonaire 6 - mm max.; breadth of foot Light-brownish narcotized in Miami area, Florida, found specimen creeping near J mm; height the colour; E coast of the surface about 1J mm; somewhat cerata Virginia Key. of the water. Total - length: longest rhinophore 1J cream-coloured (in mm. slightly condition)." (PWH) The black in the end of pigment the round tubercles makes this species easily recognizable. Doto chica Marcus, 40. MARCUS 1960a, 167. p. Piscadera CURASAO: 1960 Baai, in growth on of root 28.11.1962 mangrove, (C), 1 slug. Further distribution: The animal numerous was 8 Miami Florida, mm On rows our drawing of the 41. together The slugs length height tip of Lat. OCEAN: doerga, 35°N, cerata apposed about 2 than rows. there to the 1 mm. mm mostly In Long. no left expanded more opening through the vessels, The on 19°C, 8 In than to pigment 5 pairs 15-16 the outer surface was of 1 back with its or 2 enter the Special gills microtomic sections. ceras are 3 not often are cerata attain tubercles, inner side one in (Fig. 48) is situated slugs. recognizable. a at the about 4 (Fig. 50) tubercles. The concave 47—51 Sargassum, on (H), preserved animals black 4 temp. 4.XII. 1930 spec., as Figs. which the diverticulum of the nerve of the inner surface. to side prominent light tip. nov. 63°W, and bear up to sometimes convex and the the on the upper half of the inner surface are the by spec. uniformly brown, and the others transverse the was more algae. preserved specimen (1960a, fig. 50). after many years in alcohol, and The a 9, the veil is with the turbellarian Vorticeros were side right living slug Doto ATLANTIC the of tubercles and Dr. CORREA'S sketch of the in among long alive, whitish, but rather dark owing melanophores. cerata, each with 3 Virginia Key, area, of ceras lies (Fig. 49), and digestive gland, near developed, as the middle was proved 40 The clubs sheath 52 are lobate, off. cast second side there The The the are to Dr. in are such a and that way the thin; they 2 slug mm slide a with the the worn lateral place same asymmetrical; the other 2-3 flat on long, the occupy old, 5 of the consists of (Fig. 51) position are of margins development, and in is cusp 3-4 round and a The radula (Fig. 47). new the withdrawn, are The lateral denticles row. holotype, returned not even The median denticles shifts every rhinophores 5 of which teeth, ones of the on in one ones. and radula, a paratype were HUMMELINCK. previously mentioned Doto chica differs only in details from species. It has new few tubercles cerata, and a smooth and sometimes the margin of the rhinophoral sheath, a small gill denticle lies strongest the on at the inner side of level same on a the every fourth tooth in the radula. D. obscura ELIOT been washed from cerata of the denticles Doto 1934, siella but Doto a in the Doto a detailed found in the on are tiny, spine-like lost (1879 a, (1931, later p. p. absence 574), 449). They do associated normally BERGH are name not with (1892, that pygmaea of cerata, the lip, and the 2-3 very distinct. is no from Doto red (PRUVOT-FOL 1277-1280, doerga, (ODHNER genus Costa- simple the basis was decreasing p. 1047) or 49), 11 fig. 1-10) to on 8 and Dotilla THIELE by significance to the high variability ODHNER importance (1936, 9 and rows genus Iduliella because either side 4 newest functional and p. figures BERGH'S systematic doerga, the of cerata. lateral teeth changed attribute at pairs pi. to BERGH'S for algae 1951b, because it too has been teeth appear only in the 3 whose We a ascoglossan 219), According of these lateral teeth in structure. thought on. p. with Sea. It has 4 of the central radular tooth. these p. (1872b, comparison Sargasso pairs the inner side of all its 4-5 BERGH pygmaea requires (1888, Mediterranean Sea branchial knob had Islands, 151). SIMROTH floridicola and 7 into 168) p. to the possibly belongs p. not are Verde the inner side of the are produced the median cusp (MARCUS 1960a, Azores bears 301), Cape on But there ocellifera SIMROTH (1895, (?) p. Its tubercles sheath is rhinophoral flanking from the 152), p. imperfectly developed. are margin (1906, seaweeds. p. of is a 1118) might be identical with floridicola, but the 41 latter has distinct tubercles In such pygmaea the basal character, and half is So concave. upper (doerga) (pygmaea) and and pygmaea (pygmaea) and of margins 15-16 doerga in inconspicuous (pygmaea) and strong (doerga) this (pygmaea) 25-30 longitudinal the outer on in agree sheaths; ceras, per (doerga) rows side, while smooth are rhinophoral tubercles (doerga) transverse the the cerata. half of the inner but clear differences between both lobate cerata; only occur the whole inner side of over in the of side the lateral denticles beside the median cusp of the radular tooth. Coryphella 42. Piscadera CURA?AO: II. beginning - of Length caudal former (Fig. 52). than tentacles. diverticula of the cerata digestive transparent, the foremost of 3 border of Masticatory pointed Radula (Fig. 54) median side. cusp The on is kept an in the intact tentacles long, end of filiform the smooth, rows. other or but with a also of rows of groups, interhepatic several space. short, brush-like appearance. Rhachidian though Tips white. Cerata in 5 Anus beneath the marks; from orange to brown. opaque the process high, slender, the inner holotype, rows. give 23 and without lines gland 6 smaller Lateral teeth denticles type and with with body slender, jaw (Fig. 53) denticles. These region, mangrove latter; angles of foot produced, the cnidosacs consisting the 52—54 slugs. Rhinophores White, in Figs. nov. spec. Thalassia 3 than the slightly longer shorter from (C), animals 5 mm; living region Baai, of III. 1962 dushia, tooth strong with denticles with incised base and strong on either 12 minute edge. slug, Department was of sent to Dr. HUMMELINCK; of Zoology, Faculty the radula of a para- Philosophy, University of S. Paulo. The slugs to indicate As had C. to are rather small, but the number of radular (see LOYNING 1922, dushia is the first compare it with p. tropical the Mediterranean Sea and the 22) that they Atlantic species representatives tropical warm are of rows seems adult. of Coryphella, the temperate we in the waters of the genus Indo-Pacific Ocean. C. pedata (Montagu, 1815), described by ODHNER (1939, p. 61) 42 and PRUVOT-FOL similar to (1954, strong denticles of borealis differs the HANCOCK rings C. on their nearest 64) p. C. and From 44). BERGH in the without 11 are 1882. Verrill, perfoliated 3). In C. fig. The G fig. (1928, of former was the parvula & has 635), seem HANCOCK ARUBA: Boca 5 foot are discussion of the case the little known C. p. but, we 1860, 143; as p. 35), 1864, (ANGAS BABA p. 1936, inhabitant of mention C. athadona whose foot is rounded in Coryphella, while rhinophoral described with which 1844) to be slugs. 1855, 1961A, (1941, fig. 165 h) p. 28) (ODHNER 1922, fig. the circular folds of the (1954, finely 100) p. draws are "trinde, difficult rhinophores brought about by muscular contraction. pinnata 52-53, p. p. Prins, club-shaped, LEMCHE warty rhinophores PRUVOT-FOL 6; MARCUS 1011), the (PEASE 1953, Pacific of the special in C. foulisi range, latter, (Philippi, Fiona p. features. In median tooth has Coryphella, 266; North wider required 17); p. exceptional Coryphella, 43. 1892, & known for the above-cited C. ornata and for C. nobilis understand; ALDER (ALDER produced angles. scacchiana whose folds in of California, hence angles langstrakte" cephalic appendages (BERGH 1864, to occur arrangement of distinguishing and the 12-13; 1876, p. rhinophores, maintains in of C. 34); temperate The last character is sculptures are the front species p. RISBEC possibly (1875a, pi. front, dushia in the dushia is (1881a, pi. ornata floating fucoids, C. ocettata from the Gulf 6) p. C. 1860, (PEASE BERGH most and it has 5-7 but the central tooth Ocean, rhinophores, further Pacific warm-water figured by 19), each side of the central cusp. No on differences from semidecora cerata species, tentacles and 13-21 denticles of (1904, BERGH in colour but the colour of ocellata and the brown the lower third of its than C. 144) approaches geographically longer of the Indo-Pacific separate tufts, californica the p. the species Tiny lateral denticles 1939, fig. 31; known from that of dushia. widely p. all its skin is violet (1922, species 1864, the cerata in of the lateral teeth. on C. borealis ODHNER Among but C. dushia, is 421), p. (Eschscholtz, fam. 3, pi. 38A; 1831) BERGH 1874, p. 605; BERGH 50. on Sargassum cast ashore, 28.VI. and 3.VII.1930 (H 43 Further (Velella, and other Macrocystis, The best the on 1954, (PRUVOT-FOL 44. gregarious in Porpita) floating character branchial fold 1957a, mens ST. 459; p. BONAIRE: which to 172 Kralendijk, found feeding Sargassum, on about the is species inner rows d). 177; p. this four of the near 1961b, p. 1957 68 Fig. 148. 14.IX.1930 Pasanggrahan, (H 3 1057a), speci- (Fig. 68). KITTS: Further temperate seas, also recognize cerata of large 1960a, and warm Lepadidae; substrata. by fig. and Catriona tina Marcus, MARCUS S. and distribution: Pelagic Chondrochorae on 20.VII.1955 Frigate Bay, distribution: Florida, Miami; (H North 1397), 1 slug. Carolina, Beaufort; Brazil, coast of Paulo. "Bonaire and rather leaving the the bases about 2\ The specimen (narcotized with magnesium sulphate) colourless; irregular pattern of the flanks greater part of cerata, mm; breadth species of the sole J tentacles. mm." be identified can patchy, more or less transparent diffusedly shining cloudy white, uncovered; dirty brown and rhinophores of Length - translucent of the portions animal at creeping, (PWH) by the single row of cerata in each of the anterior livers. 45. Catriona MARCUS 1960a, Piscadera growth on stones with used was Further The and Kralendijk, up for hydroids are Florida, were sometimes much in size and phores, which (C), and up from sponges; 55—56 Thalassia, from the and living hydroids, the among slugs had 14 animals. Pasanggrahan, near 3.IX. 1930 Miami area, Virginia Key, transparent white brownish diverticula latter Figs. (H 1057), 1 slug which classification. distribution: living slugs Baai, coming III. 1962 picked off; BONAIRE, 1960 Marcus, 177. p. CURASAO : to be maua of the pinkish digestive have a brown line Hydrozoa. with opaque white gland dots in the cerata. The with white transverse shape. The black eyes lie may among stripes, and vary at the root of the rhino- on their inner side. Dr. 44 CORREA'S sketch figure our the which tail, preradula the (1960a, The (Fig. 56). genus: id. 1961b, the 4th or size increases to of the 3 Piscadera Carmabi, a original of Florida, times as following u poica Marcus, figure long the broad, as name of length, From then shape. her previously to teeth decrease in breadth of 40 of all, not is the radula opportunity the definitive hydroids the and on the (Fig. 55). 1960 and algae on the of the pillars in shallow water, III.-IV. and VI. 1962 places Miami pier (C), Virginia Key. area, white in were front, brownish and scattered white tips f. specimens (1960a, tentacles prominent brown, light irregular perfoliations The several, behind, or brownish with white blotches and white midline. Cerata numerous, black with white Base take the from Baai, and other distribution: living slugs over the for spec. Further The well with 183. p. CURASAO : all the Learchis 1960a, in species (MARCUS 1957a, fig. 210-211; assumes gradually 46. MARCUS thin first tooth is five 148); p. 5th We 179). p. similar to Miesea evelinae only and long very rather corresponds slug (MARCUS 1960a, fig. 74), except preserved is animal living The best character of the specimens. described of of the on Anterior livers spots. 82); post-anal upper arches half with rhinophores. Jaw incomplete. white. by 5-8 denticles than the more numerous in About 10 with denticulate border. cusp of the radular tooth flanked the older teeth with as denticles; bigger newer Figs. 57—60 ones. Moridilla 47. CURASAO: hanging The 5-6 white net Piscadera from the mm and side, from of the black rows a slugs stipples tail II. are on of cerata, short spec. Thalassia Carmabi, slender long, leaving Baai, pier Anterior livers with 6 each kristenseni, and algae and VI. 1962 grown (C), 2 on pointed posterior the panels slugs. light yellow with the free nov. cerata a silvery- (Fig. 57). liver with 5 groups (Fig. 58). Tentacles on thick, 45 rhinophores with the on pegs tentacles. (Fig. 60) smooth anterior face and Foot posterior side. of consisting 16 the teeth, the outer slightly thinner, The named for knobs. as holotype, by the cusp and is intact an in the kept INGVAR slug, Director KRISTENSEN, sent to was Department differs in species 24 preservation (1889a, p. of Dr. of the the HUMMELINCK; Zoology, Faculty by only Facelina is the only Caribbean of radula of the Philosophy, University Edam latter bears cusp species SMALLWOOD angari specimen from the much of M. Island off single a bigger, brockii Batavia. row of about with (1910, tuberculated 141) p. be must rhinophores sides further tubercles rows of tentacle and rhinophores, than the size of ences. and angari, and rhinophore and have rhinophores, alive) mm and radula of Jaws PRUVOT-FOL (1948, spiny penial 99; p. leaf 1954, BERGH 1867, p. 104; ENGEL 1925, p. 67, 1962b, p. 479 BERGH 79-80 1874, sculptural differ- 391) from Arcachon, according (lynceus); MARCUS in front of the Baai, (C), BONAIRE: near Kralendijk, and 615 these be identical with 1867 BERGH 1955, to angari. p. 1879a, p. 560 178; 1957a, p. (Selencae) 467 ; (selen- (lynceus). stone, II. and IV. 1962 1057b) p. two slender, longer are not described. Facelina dubia lynceus Bergh, (brevicauda); Piscadera CURASAO ; explain were p. all between the between the side, with on rough surface. The much greater Facelina, might Phidiana 48. a cannot angari true a in occur of each their sides. The tentacles along angari (30 10 rhinophores, compared The tubercles surround the in The of the radular tooth is flanked Moridilla kristenseni. bases in BERGH each side. on Bermudian a radula from single 878) and the median 2 denticles it As process denticles, coarse of and jaw long, mm 1890, p. 681; masticatory kai); 4-6 Paulo. The the as Radula flanked cusp blunt long finer. ones Dr. central prominent as of as Biological Institute, Cura9ao. paratype of S. is species The series Masticatory border (Fig. 59) with irregular denticles. The innermost denticles Marine several produced, about corners 20.IX.1948 the radula had 4 Carmabi, among algae and under a slugs. Pasanggrahan, (H 1057C); been removed. 3.IX.-10.X. 1930 numerous specimens, (H 1057, 1057a, from most of them 46 Further distribution: (ENGEL, I.E.); de Janeiro to Cananeia Field notes 5 mm Total of tips the Bonaire on length creeping tail 3 mm, longest basal 10 and when of parts rest Creeps in 1 cm stimulated, sec. they are familiar median the or have a brown slugs and light the head, an 25 are brown; dark in Rio Baai). with a of 8 into sec. the — mm, Blue-grey white of the special markings central narrower Length creeping head 2 stand with and 23 brown mm. when erect; cheeks on zone bands; brown the animals Living red. as the with tentacles translucent are and areae with an inner brown and between the groups of cerata. silvery-white stripe a white mid-line the are hepatic to result in a either side In these within the cerata tentacles are reddish in the middle stripes, The white marks an The silvery-white stripes these by on the tail. white. The are rhinophores flanked on digestive gland cnidosacs the without length body, tentacles, rhinophores, on opaque area preservation in cm tail mm, 14.IX. 1930. — distance between mm; Rhinophores - above. In front of them two greyish 1 sec. rhinophores mm, creeping, papillae in fixed material. The contents of the so Creeps tips. Top mm have lighter tips; grey in 5 creeping 1-1J 15.IX. 1930. — side. one occur may to the tentacles. The 2J 25 length alive cm rhinophores white, white the diverticula of reddish with 1 tentacles mm. During colour frequently be reddish 7 specimens white below the cerata, and may 1920 leg. and from Frio, marking." (PWH) Piscadera yellow circle white animals of to attain slugs sole. In the brown white Cabo gradually merging colourless. with bluish-white from (material outer half twitched brown-translucent, Alive Horst der van longitudinal stripe, 10.X. 1930. — papillae white white a (basal part) 5 about seeking, Creeps mm. mm; papillae brown, rhinophores. Upper light-brown, 2 creeping breadth 3 mm, appendages. Mediodorsally head J. "5.IX. 1930. Total specimens: cerata 2 mm, breadth of foot rhinophores hyaline, C. Baai, (25°03' S). breadth of foot when long, Caracas Curasao, Guadeloupe; Virgin Islands; Brazil, Bahia, run and the sides of rarely preserved in are diverticula may become black ring at the base of the cnidosac. Normally the body the tail, length. i.e. the This also part behind the cerata, is applies to without cerata, if the tail is measured the caudal region is in the anterior right along one figure the sole. 4 250 liver a). posterior These group are frequently of the fourth of of a In many regeneration, and then it is shorter. lies between anterior and (MARCUS 1955, fig. EN GEL'S The slug slugs anus right-hand left liver the 3rd and 4th groups, because consists of 2 groups. The 3rd and 47 4th indistinctly separated. are groups the innermost cerata of there is not side anterior and interhepatic right-hand branches canal connecting 1957a, specimens reveals itself are (1878) is of Rio the of tip zone or in the of S. by right liver right an and longitudinal a (MARCUS cerata (1874, Peru, Callao, separated a especially it same as and the in jaws Cura9ao 20, also in 14-15 in animals in 20-30 1957a), (1955; from St. slug a S. Paulo. funnel or may bent, be the (MARCUS almost in the latter and the Curasao At terminally. opens outlet of the male duct principal opening from of the than more 617), opposite direction (selenkai Chile, to is as 35), straight case (selenkai present being Bergh material Marcus from the is the 3 the same separate their species Lat. 41°50' S exigua A sufficiently possible that too; it is reported p. 559), but difference of exists clear-cut A Coquimbo (Lat. 30° S) (1898, slight cusps, from the (MARCUS 1959b, p. 79). inca at BERGH name. median species described must be united. It is together with Ph. not p. region 1837) found does not deserve p. process found 24 in ourselves the (1925, (d'Orbigny, but is the Paulo). As ENGEL presumed single specimen found 70) p. Guadeloupe), side of West Atlantic warm-water exigua, The material from present funnel-shaped and The from masticatory (1962b) and Bonaire) teeth, crossed glandular 5 the stylet lies the principal Bergh has been In (1925, from from the ourselves we the coast towards inca to BERGH Rio; brevicauda Engel Ph. liver, up on from littoral is anterior On the between left liver. of before. seen Curasao; fig. 218). curved with ENGEL 15; penial stylet base of the (lynceus, left specific. BERGH animals from 1957a, the posterior between area denticles not as from and The of have Guadeloupe; John; the some group. separation disc-shaped dilatation of the foot we about specimens from indication of an group of the beset The number of there far in front that so preceding 250 470). p. The anterior the i.e. space, originate elements of the as even posterior a fig. the last group they might be considered left In the cited to evidently the radular between permit inca a and specific separation. Ph. pugnax LANCE (1962, p. 157) evidently has two groups of 48 cerata in the right group of right-hand cerata". small the The The left liver, to the 49. 1864, Further this The large species. Eolidacea figures Prins, 50 (1926, has unnamed 676. Syn. - cast Glaucus ashore, auct. marinus 28.VI. and 3.VII.1930 (H refers to p. 25; 1934, and 1705), of the PONT sea near 1763, study which has not been name The anus latter excellent led him to discovery invalid to the their and monograph of their therefore 119). p. Phil. Jamaica. of position 1864, (BERGH anatomical an his slugs; basis space (Du report from the 278) allocated the Glaucidae p. the on second material of the legalized by the species: Du PONT'S picture (1763, pi. 3). 50. Dondice occidentalis ENGEL a minute in 1777 Forster, the Circumtropical; produced (Breyn, p. Sargassum, on species pre-Linnean, marinus 1889a, interhepatic for these also specimens. Cleioprocta, behind the oldest BERGH of the 57) denticles, 14 is stylet of major'group penis. distribution: p. ODHNER author Boca about 1011), Trans. 53, 105; p. ARUBA: within the anterior LANCE'S "third Glaucus atlanticus BERGH lies anus masticatory border of the jaw bears number for proportion anterior liver. 1925, p. 73; MARCUS 1958a, p. 62; (Engel, MARCUS 1925) 1960a, p. 186; MARCUS 1961b, p. 148. BONAIRE: 1057C); Paloe VENEZUELA ST. MARTIN Pond, Further Brazil, The rather 8.VI. 1949 of S. species 9.IX. 1948 mainland; Quanta, Simson (H distribution: coast black : 4.IX.1948 Lechi, Punt Vierkant, near Bay Lagoon, 1132). A 20.IX.1948 (H 1059A). Barcelona, 15.VIII.1936 outlet, 2.VIII. 1949 total of 8 Florida, Jamaica; 1056B); Kralendijk, (H (H (H (H 1202). 1131); id., Flamingo specimens. Miami; North Carolina, Beaufort; Paulo. can often be epithelium covering transparent skin. determined without its mandibles, dissection which shines by the through the 49 51. Nanuca sebastiani Marcus 1957a, 2 Dr. from algae algae State Brazil, from of in front of the Carmabi, based and slender. The in white orange spots fore end and White spots. orange ends of the 24.11.1955 areae. close behind the areae The colour of the A white near (C), Piedade, the first living slugs is body mid-line, 6 begins in contains 5-6 occur spots des- were light brown, which rhinophores, with up to 6 orange da the surface. complete to specimens. ground Praia Recife, reef, quite possible preserved upon Pernambuco, the outer side CORREA'S notes make it long, with the distribution: calcareous cription mm Piscadera Baai, slugs. Further among 474. p. Curacao: 1957 Marcus, between the two first and the 2nd and 3rd groups of cerata. The latter area, well as area as that between orange spot the over in the former the heart, is the 3rd and 4th with white The spots. material agree with those of the first (Alder ALDER & HANCOCK 1855, CURASAO: of III. 1962 19 (C), Further distribution: The slugs contents in the Baai, coming Fig. carneus 61 1855) ELIOT from up preserved 1906, 158. p. Thalassia, end of II. - beginning slugs. Verde Cape 7 were ix; p. the description. Hancock, 50, Suppl. p. Piscadera & one light brown, are of small with circular rhinophores characters Favorinus branchialis 52. cross-shaped. The of cerata is groups Tentacles and centre. less more or mm body, Islands, Boa vista; long alive, much lighter English white Channel with coast, Devon. dark-brown liver in the nodular diverticula within the cerata. Basal third of rhinophores dark (Fig. 61). Tentacles and rhinophores of about equal length; anterior angles of foot produced. Cerata form rhinophores it. 5 groups. bear Masticatory a They are subapical bulb, process of jaw long with with short a has several series of radular tooth smooth, without sides of its when viewed under The base, even present slugs any vestiges do not have rose-red cnidosacs. The smaller knob close below of denticles; oblique high striae spur of on the power. cerata, but the colour of 50 the liver contents varies and is insignificant of the rhinophores fig. of subspecies for id. 164; of the ODHNER strong 32, 87) p. 1922, PRUVOT-FOL according p. and ELIOT occur in albus 80, 82, 86), p. BERGH MARCUS 1955, are 400) (1879a, The white pier Deep Bay, distribution: transparent behind. The p. coming (C), coast the the on original material, is rhinophores as a rhinophores. its But & (MEYER MULLER, MOE- 1806), with vestigial, weak, as references and (ODHNER oldest Marcus, up description 1939, p. which name, 78; was, arbitrarily. 1955 1393), Paulo, rhinophores Though of F. base, tiny The in our the algae on the panels hanging in various median broad, rhinophores, had an localities. and opaque farther and orange centre, in the cerata were orange. The and their three bulbs agree with pigment in and also the dark present. on spec. common the digestive gland 1 had slugs tentacles, subspecies from Thalassia, slugs. (H of S. from algae growing auritulus branchialis, moment it is better to maintainauritulus for the (p. occur to the belong established rather and 12 living behind the area defined later 568). (for 566), milky white tips of the rhinophores the 1844 172) distinguished p. F. (O. united now Carmabi, white the diverticula of the the one, a adequate the Northeastern Atlantic and the under 17.VII.1955 Brazil, behind areae Baai, of the III.-IV.1962 pier, ANTIGUA: Further Piscadera of the from the 14 as 181. p. CURASAO: pillars (1910a, p. Favorinus auritulus 53. an HANCOCK, the radular tooth (BERGH 1879a, species 1954, to is bulbs may also rhinophoral from F. branchialis fig. 4), Mediterranean & at least the lower or understood 1806), ALDER 962), figure (1906, pi. carneus, MULLER, albus two 1) these, basal denticles LOYNING F. In F. pi. and distinct denticles see (O. smooth spur of a 2 1865, pi. BIUS think that F. apical dilatations rhinophore. (1907, with albus, but viii), p. 3 in ELIOT'S regular than we branchialis Fam. 1845, dark part F. less are 1 (HAEFELFINGER distinctions. The systematic specimens. our 1855, (id. F. to the food according but nevertheless 13), name for we slugs the may epidermis possibly of be think that for the with threebulbs on radulartooth bears lateral denticles cusp of the Brazilianmaterial, strong in that from Cura9ao. 51 Lamellaria 54. BERGH 1853, 90; p. distribution: Further America: Eastern Pacific Atlantic Florida, Dry Ocean, including The colour of the stipples; (1940, the and 4 left upper outer or edge. area Further Strait of intertidal Baai, southern to 45 of cusp female from of tally number of 3-5 on edge, the Frio Gulf specimens which rows, show denticles is right similarly coloured and 3.3 mm-broad shell. big ones on denticles on the lower or 190). p. mopsicolor of p. 14. 5.III.1962 42°01' (22°57' S; Ancud 62 Fig. 1958 1959b, Thalassia, Cabo W) (C), $. and coast of S. coast and 1 of Chiloe. by having only right-hand rhachidian Chile and 7-10 lighter bosses very well with those of the male MARCUS 11; tooth. prevails and was Though over the the present reddish 2.1 mm-broad shell of radula of 53 Indo-West the rhachidian tooth bears 4 Paulo; From the that as with approximately the as side of the rhachidian cusp, 3-5 on the lower cutting edge seen a yellow stipples Cura9ao, young. same on colour of have (Fig. 62). The the animal from was we on the inconspicuous, one, brown the snail denticles pepper-and-salt when alive. The dorsal surface bears soft bosses long and area. Chile. m. the original orange, with was mm-long Chile, character is constant and the 7 Sea but not the Arctic. and 9-10 finer from Miami southern $ m. perspicua p. the 1 (C), from western Florida. The animal its 5 This form is characterized the in and the lateral tooth has 3-5 1958, distribution: Brazil, zone 1,287 Bois-Reymond Marcus, MARCUS Magellan; to (MARCUS 1960a, Piscadera CURASAO: Magellan, of 169. p. 17.IV.1962 deep, Virginia Key 79) p. Lamellaria BOIS-REYMOND m Strait cutting edge du DU 1.5 Tortugas; zone All measurements 55. stone the cusp denticles; inner from the Miami 13; p. Mediterranean by The radula has 45 rows; right 1960a, living specimen is shown as young, MARCUS 1959b, the flat shell differs from the cochinella PERRY was 1758 a Patagonia, Ocean. From the intertidal and white L. under Baai, northern perspicua Linné, MARCUS 227; p. Piscadera CURASAO: South 1887, perspicua 3 However, in adult mm- and its the animals, the upper cutting of the lateral tooth. 52 ZOOGEOGRAPHIC REMARKS The following Curacao, Ildice the remaining 49 Tridachia chica, mudas a at Aruba and or geographic a analysis: Doto hummelincki, doerga, maua, Caribbean: are Pleurobranchus antillensis, Polycera and E. (Elysia ornata, (28.5%) 14 Oxynoe viridis, Cyerce antillensis, Elysia ornata, crispata, Aphelodoris Catriona place one Peltodoris binza, species, antillarum, Polybranchia mortenseni, at making and Moridilla kristenseni. dushia, papillosa, in disregarded Chromodoris divae, Coryphella Of species, found only 6 be must Learchis papillosa) divae, Occurrences at poica. considered were Doto herthae, E. Discodoris areolatus, the compatible D. Berwith "Caribbean" distribution. Seventeen pleii, (34.7%) species Chelidonura elegans, souverbiei, Lobiger Cadlina agassizii, krebsii, doris To the last group, 3 Caribbean beyond North and tina, species In Doris range make (6.1 %) species Carolina Dondice up and warm warm group tropical, the of 7 though eastern of the hirundinina, (14.3%) the present range to Only 4 is rarely this A. (8.2%) higher latitudes, and Lamellaria or group Ocean, partly are and circumsub- Chelidonura Dolabrifera dolabri- and Glaucus atlanticus. more or less of the recorded though brasili- carneus. not recorded from belong: dactylomela, 91.8% not warm-water Aplysia occur: circumtropical were Antarctic: Hermaea dendritica, Fiona perspicua, American but Catriona cervina, and Favorinus branchialis To parvula, Aplysia the Brazilian United States water of the Atlantic species collection, thermophile species. their Nanuca lynceus, added, whose (8.2%) species cinerea, Ocean. be the fera, Stylocheilus longicauda, Scyllaea pelagica, Of Dendro- conyna, collection. present several of them Aplysia to Hence temperate Doto Pacific can (Cape Hatteras): occidentalis. 69.3% Stiliger costai, A Berthella cauze, Phidiana pita, extends north also in the Mediterranean Sea, 4 ana, Elysia bovena, Polycerella Doto ryrca, Bursatella leachii engeli, vanellus, and Favorinus auritulus. sebastiani, and Phyllaplysia Stiliger rumia, Hancockia Caribbean and Brazilian: Haminoea are evelinae, none pinnata, of pronouncedly species them is Lamellaria perspicua mopsicolor. extend Arctic or perspicua 53 REFERENCES R. 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Caribbean Seashells. Narberth, pis. a collection London 29, WYSS, ULRIKE, 3, Opisthobranches. of 2-3, Vie et Molluscs p. 1958. from 106-120, pi. Faune Dry marine Milieu, Suppl. 9, Tortugas, 6. 2, des p. Pyrenees- 1-71. paper. this in treated Opisthobranchs Indian West of localites showing Carib ean, the of map Sketch Fig. 1—7. Ildica specimen. — 3. dula, 8. central divae, Softened spec, tooth and three Runcinidae-spec.; nov., from and clarified lateral combined Curaçao. — teeth in section of i — rectum; si — perirectal Fig. 9. Chelidonura 1. Living animal. — 2. snail. — 4. Shell. — 5. hirundinina different views. — 7. branchia. — eo blood (Q. G.), Platelets of jaw. — 6. Gizzard Ra- plates. — — gonopericardial duct; sinus; y — heart. from Dry Curaçao. — Shell. 63 Fig. 10—13. Stylocheilus longicauda glands; d — nerve ring; j — gizzard; k salivary gland. — 11. Alimentary intestine; z — gonad. — 13. Central nervous 12. system; (Q. G.). tract; Radula — 10. Twisted position of salivary — left salivary gland; m — buccal bulb; r — right of letters adult as slug, c — pedal commissure; ganglia. in 10; with p — h — i — teeth. — digestive gland; numbered lateral pleural ganglia; v — visceral 64 Fig. mm 14—21. Stylocheilus longicauda (Q. G.); long. — 15. animal, 1.0 mm ventral long. — 16. 1.02 mm young long. view. — 19. Shell. — 20. — animals from 17. 1.35 Elements of mm Curaçao. long. — jaw. — 21. — 14. 0.65 18. Shell Radula. with 65 Fig. 22—24. Cyerce 23. Fig. 25—26. Fig. 27—28. anlillensis Radular tooth, Engel, frontal Stiliger costai P.-F., Elysia Fig. 29. ornata from Curaçao. and lateral from St. Kitts. (Swains.), from Elysia papillosa Verr., view. — — 24. Penial 25. Dorsal view Curaçao. from Dorsal — 22. — 27. Curaçao. — of view of slug. — stylet. slug. — 26. Radula. — 28. Radular tooth. Ceras. Tooth. 66 Fig. 30—31. 31. Radula; n — ninth Chromodoris ce — lateral binza, rhachidian tooth; s — spec. nov., thickening; second 1 — lateral from first Curaçao. lateral tooth; t — — tooth; 30. ma Dorsal — aspect. — marginal tooth; twenty-second lateral tooth. 67 Fig. 32—35. Peltodoris hummelincki, 33. Radula; 34. Reproductive organs; e — efferent first tooth and duct; penial papilla; q f — — a one — common nidamental prostate; mass; x — from spec. nov., from middle u — of atrium; aperture; g — duct. b — Curaçao. above, — duct; 35. vi of — 32. — ci atrium; vagina; Section Dorsal view. outermost teeth below. spermatheca; aperture insemination nidamental row of skin. — — spermatocyst; — o w — — ampulla; pi female — gland 68 Figs. fore 36—39. Discodoris end. — 37. Notum. mortenseni, — 38. spec. Radular nov., from teeth with Curaçao. — their numbers. — 36. Ventral 39. Penial side of papilla. 69 Figs. 40—42. colour Aphelodoris stippled. radula, — 41. antillensis Ventral two innermost ones, view one Bgh., from of fore Curaçao. end; buccal from middle of — bulb half-row, 40. Dorsal everted. and two view; 42. orange Teeth — outermost of ones. 70 Figs. 43—46. Polycera herthae, slug. — spec. 45. nov. Jaws. — — 46. 43. Dorsal Half-row view. — of radula. 44. Sketch of living 71 Fig. 47—51. view. — Doto doerga, 48. Outer side of spec. nov., ceras. — from the Atlantic, 49. Lateral view of 51. Radula. near ceras. — Bermuda. 50. — 47. Inner side of Side ceras. — 72 Fig. 52—54. Coryphella dushia, — Fig. 55—56. Catriona spec. nov., 54. Rhachidian maua Marcus, from and from 1 Curaçao. lateral Bonaire. — 52. Side view. — 53. Jaw. tooth. — 55. Tooth. — 56. Preradula. 73 Fig. 57—60. fore Fig. 61. Moridilla end. — 58. Favorinus kristenseni, Side spec. view; anterior branchialis carneus from nov., Curaçao. cerata removed. (Ald. & Hanc.), — 59. from — 57. Jaw. Dorsal — view of 60. Tooth. Curaçao. — Side view of fore end. Fig. 62. Lamellaria perspicua mopsicolor view after sketch d. of B.-R. living Marc., from animal. Curaçao. — Dorsal 74 Fig. 63. Polybranchia specimen, behind the a — viridis eyes; c — ceras grains Fig. 64. (Desh.), right rhinophore, as Elysia ornata from seen from Bonaire. below; with colourless bodies towards (Swains.), the base (see from Bonaire. (see text, p. near b its text, p. — — — Small, margin and contracted pigmented fields smaller, yellowish 17). (PWH) Small, slightly 21). (PWH) rather the black narcotized specimen 75 Fig. 65. design Scyllaea pelagica of brown L., (hatched) from (circles) Fig. 66. Scyllaea pelagica surroundings spot (crosses) of the oral on a from behind left Bonaire. (see brownish rhinophore; Sketch — field. d — black text, eye p. living specimen markings and with blue its spots 37). (PWH) Detail of the three white (stippled) of (stippled) text, p. L. from Bonaire. one — white patches, a — of living specimen (cf. Fig. 65): (hatched) papillae, showing papillae pigment, 37). (PWH) on tail from both tip; sides b—c — a blue papillae of the head (see 76 Fig. 67. Doto divae condition. Fig. 68. a Catriona — Marcus, from Bonaire. right rhinophore, tina Marcus, two from cerata. — as seen Bonaire. (see Small specimen from below — text, p. Slightly in slightly text, p. (see 39). narcotized 43). (PWH) narcotized (PWH) specimen. a —