Limapontia depressa. All black dorsum apart from yellow eye-patches. Ribs absent or indiscernible against black. Orkney. May 1975

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Limapontia depressa

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I.F. Smith

Limapontia depressa. Pale-brown sole, brown mantle. Captive bred from Menai Strait stock.

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Limapontia depressa

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I.F. Smith

Limapontia depressa. Yellowish and pale-brown specimens at Aust, Severn Estuary, August 2011. Quite different from specimens with dense white spotting at Littleton 3km up estuary. Tiny pale metapodium tip on top specimen.

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Limapontia depressa

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I.F. Smith

Limapontia depressa. Contracted into mucus-coated spheroid. Dee Estuary, Cheshire. July 2011.

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Limapontia depressa

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I.F. Smith

Limapontia depressa. L. 5mm. Anterior of head has vertical slit aligned with concavity on anterior edge of foot; holds filament of alga vertically when feeding. Orange-yellow sole, brown mantle. Ovotestis spheroids visible.

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Limapontia depressa

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I.F. Smith

Limapontia depressa. Contorted as in unsuitable salinity. Eye-patch ribs indiscernible. Mantle edge distinct, side of foot exposed. Vertical groove centrally in anterior edge of mantle; helps hold filament of alga when feeding. Dee, Chesh. July 2011.

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Limapontia depressa

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I.F. Smith

Limapontia depressa. L.5mm. White body extending from right side: everted bursa copulatrix??. Dee Estuary, Cheshire. July 2011.

Species

Limapontia depressa

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I.F. Smith

Limapontia depressa. Near-posterior anus (indicated) and excreted grey-white semi-liquid faeces. Left specimen translucent with weak ribs round eye-patches. Right specimen has stronger ribs and resultant “saucer” effect eye-patches. Menai Strait.

Species

Limapontia depressa

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I.F. Smith

Limapontia depressa. Prominent rib (indicated), above, in front of and below eye patch, making “saucer” effect. Foot whitish. Translucent specimen showing one of two dark-green, lobed, branches of digestive gland. Menai Strait. Oct. 2009.

Species

Limapontia depressa

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I.F. Smith

Limapontia depressa. Diagnostic near-posterior anus often difficult to discern. Here indicated by small greyish anal prolapse (1). Posterior terminates in very short pale blunt point (2), not always visible. Dark-green lobed digestive gland. Menai Strait.

Species

Limapontia depressa

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

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