APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Limapontia senestra (de Quatrefages, 1844) - Ridged acteon or Falmouth sea slug (Sea slugs)
Ridged acteon
Limapontia senestra
- dorsal view 1

Ridged acteon
Limapontia senestra
- dorsal view 2

Ridged acteon
Limapontia senestra
- dorsal view 3

Juvenile specimen above found in a sample collected from a deep pool on the lowershore at Skilly, near Newlyn, Cornwall. 24.04.20.

Ridged acteon
Limapontia senestra
- lateral view 1

Ridged acteon
Limapontia senestra
- dorsal view 4

Ridged acteon
Limapontia senestra
- dorsal view 5

Ridged acteon
Limapontia senestra
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Ridged acteon
Limapontia senestra
- dorsal view 6

Specimen above found in a sample collected from the lowershore at Challaborough, South Devon. 26.09.15.

Species originally called Cenia cocksi, the Falmouth sea slug, because it was first discovered in the UK at Falmouth by Mr. W.P. Cocks. Similarly the species was also known under another latin name and was called the Ridged acteon, Actaeonia corrugata, by Alder and Hancock. Ref: Shell Life, Edward Step. 1901.

APHOTOMARINE supports open source data recording and sharing for the benefit of wildlife, recorders, research, science and education. The project recommends the following websites and works with the following bodies and organisations.

Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Helping to understand, identify, record, and conserve molluscs.

Marine Biological Association MBA

The Marine Biological Association or MBA, based in Plymouth, is one of the world’s longest-running societies dedicated to promoting research into our oceans and the life they support. Since 1884 the MBA has been providing a unified, clear, independent voice on behalf of the marine biological community.It has a growing membership in over 40 countries.

CISFBR or Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation of Biological Recorders

The CISFBR or Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation of Biological Recorders is an independent umbrella organisation supporting independent recorders and recording groups in the county of Cornwall.

Cornish Biodiversity Network

The Cornish Biodiversity Network
or CBN is the largest open source wildlife database in Cornwall that sends open source data to the NBN (National Biodiversity Network). It is a new recording system based on the ERICA database, the largest recording resource in Cornwall. The CBN best supports the activities and needs of the independent recording community and recording groups in Cornwall.

NBN National Biodiversity Network

The National Biodiversity Network or NBN is a charity that supports open source data sharing and recording supporting conservation, science and education. "Why do recorders need open source?". Simply because it supports the core values of wildlife recording and the free use of records and data over a very wide network that includes partners like the Natural History Museum.

The taxonomy used here is based on that of the following database, which is also used by the MBA, NHM and the NBN.

World Register of Marine Species or WoRMS

The World Register of Marine Species or WoRMS.

 

Limapontia senestra Cenia cocksi Ridged acteon or Falmouth sea slug images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.