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Akera bullata. Anterior view of parasol at mid-upstroke. Anterior of cephalic disc bilobed. In soakaway pond of marine aquarium, Oban, Scotland. April 2010.

Species

Akera bullata

Photographer / copyright holder

J.C.A.Craik

Akera bullata. Dorsal view of parasol at mid-upstroke. Shell hangs down like clapper of bell. In soakaway pond of marine aquarium, Oban, Scotland. April 2010.

Species

Akera bullata

Photographer / copyright holder

J.C.A.Craik

Akera bullata. Dorsal view at start of parasol upstroke. Upturned edge of relaxed parasol shows that animal is now sinking. Oban, Scotland. April 2010.

Species

Akera bullata

Photographer / copyright holder

J.C.A.Craik

Akera bullata. Swimming parasol consists of foot and parapodial lobes, with no visible structural divisions. Largest specimens have difficulty swimming. In soakaway pond of marine aquarium, Oban, Scotland. April 2010.

Species

Akera bullata

Photographer / copyright holder

J.C.A.Craik

Akera bullata. Contracts into spheroid when alarmed, and may give off purple or white fluid. In soakaway pond of marine aquarium, Oban, Scotland. April 2010.

Species

Akera bullata

Photographer / copyright holder

J.C.A.Craik

Akera bullata. On filamentous algae. Seawater pond, Oban, Scotland. April 2010.

Species

Akera bullata

Photographer / copyright holder

J.C.A.Craik

Akera bullata. 1: shell. 2: Parapodial lobe, pale inner surface visible anteriorally. 3: Curved expansion of cephalic disc to form ear-like lobes with white rims. 4: Eye. In soakaway pond of marine aquarium, Oban, Scotland. April 2010.

Species

Akera bullata

Photographer / copyright holder

J.C.A.Craik

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Runcina coronata. Four specimens clearly visible in pool against white encrusting Lithothamnion alga. Lleyn Peninsula, Wales. April 2010. Found by Debbie Evans.

Species

Runcina coronata

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Runcina coronata. Pitchy brown with a whitish collar and yellowish periphery when seen on shore. White faeces, from grazing on Lithothamnion, excreted from anus under mantle onto foot. Lleyn Peninsula, Wales. April 2010. Found by Debbie Evans.

Species

Runcina coronata

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

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