Coryphella verrucosa rufibranchialis. L. 8mm. Yellowish wrinkled rhinophores with pink forward pointing V in head at their base. White dorsal line continuous on tail, but on this young specimen line is fragmentary and concealed by cerata on dorsum.

Species

Coryphella verrucosa

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I.F. Smith

Spawn of Coryphella gracilis. From Alder, J. & Hancock, A. 1845-1855. A monograph of the British nudibranchiate mollusca.

Species

Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

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I.F. Smith

Coryphella gracilis images from Alder, J. & Hancock, A. 1845-1855. A monograph of the British nudibranchiate mollusca. Green form as Eolis smaragdina. Ginger form as Eolis gracilis.

Species

Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

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I.F. Smith

Coryphella gracilis. Body length 8.5mm. d: ginger granular digestive gland in ceras. n: digestive gland in notal ridge, b: narrow subterminal band of white pigment. o: white lobules of ovotestis. Rocky shore, LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. April 2011.

Species

Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

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I.F. Smith

Underside ofCoryphella gracilis. Length 8mm. Propodial tentacles and curved anterior of foot often form a crescent. Mouthparts project forwards of foot. On rocky shore exposed to strong currents, LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. April 2011.

Species

Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

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I.F. Smith

Coryphella gracilis. Length 8mm. Discontinuous white opaque medial line from the rear cerata to tip of the tail. On rocky shore exposed to strong currents, LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. April 2011.

Species

Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

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I.F. Smith

Coryphella gracilis. Length 8mm. Semi transparent body reveals internal organs. On rocky shore exposed to strong currents, LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. April 2011.

Species

Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

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I.F. Smith

Underside of Coryphella gracilis. Length 8.5mm. Ovotestis lobules, other viscera and cerata visible through translucent foot. Propodial swelling changeable, not fully attenuated into tentacles in this image. LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. April 2011.

Species

Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

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I.F. Smith

Coryphella gracilis. Length 8.5mm. White pigment distally on rhinophores and oral tentacles. Medial line on tail reduced to a few opaque white dots. Thin subterminal white pigment band on cerata. LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. April 2011.

Species

Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Coryphella gracilis. Mature at length 8.5mm; white blobs of ovotestis in posterior half. On rocky shore exposed to strong currents, LWS, Menai Strait, Wales. April 2011.

Species

Microchlamylla gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

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