16 Hermaea bifida COMPARE Hermaea cantabra

16 Hermaea bifida COMPARE Hermaea cantabra

Hermaea cantabra Elongate cerata in single series of mixed large and small ones on either side of the notum. Many small red spots and streaks on the notum (1) and metapodium (2). Red digestive gland in notum with many T-shaped branches (3). Smooth cerata lack small tubercles but surface has white bulges (4) where branches of the digestive gland approach the surface at about 25% of length from apex,
On Halurus equisetifolius at LWST, the Lizard, Cornwall, England, September 2014. :copyright: D. Fenwick, det. M. Caballer.
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