18 Hermaea bifida COMPARE Hermaea cantabra

18 Hermaea bifida COMPARE Hermaea cantabra

Hermaea cantabra Large rounded lips (1) do not extend as lateral oral lobes. Diagnostic thin red lines run a) down the posterior of each rhinophore (2) and between the eyes to the first ceras (3), b) down the distal edge of the rhinophore-slit (4), bifurcating at the rhinophore base (5 ) to send a short branch to the anterior of the head (6) and a lateral line(7) along the body. Rhinophore a slit, enrolled tube; interior and exterior translucent white freckled red and opaque white.
Penzance, Cornwall, May 2020 :copyright: D. Fenwick, det. M. Caballer.
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