Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Pelagella longicornis Paz-Sedano, Smirnoff, Gosliner & Pola, 2023
Six new species of Pelagella: Pelagella albopunctata ,Pelagella balanoyensis , Pelagella longicornis, Pelagella scottjohnsoni, Pelagella rubrobranchiata and Pelagella vitrea were newly described in 2023.
Pelagella longicornis was found on Kwajalein at Mato Point. The small slug is known as Goniodoris sp. 7 in Gosliner et al (2018).
The species name "longicornis" refers to the extremely long rhinophores of the small snail.
WoRMS classifies the small snail as predatory on sessile food. Since details are not available, we suspect that it feeds on sea squirts like other members of its genus.
Six new species of Pelagella: Pelagella albopunctata ,Pelagella balanoyensis , Pelagella longicornis, Pelagella scottjohnsoni, Pelagella rubrobranchiata and Pelagella vitrea were newly described in 2023.
Pelagella longicornis was found on Kwajalein at Mato Point. The small slug is known as Goniodoris sp. 7 in Gosliner et al (2018).
The species name "longicornis" refers to the extremely long rhinophores of the small snail.
WoRMS classifies the small snail as predatory on sessile food. Since details are not available, we suspect that it feeds on sea squirts like other members of its genus.
