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
Aegires punctilucens (d'Orbigny, 1837) - An aegirid nudibranch / sea slug (Sea slug images)
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Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- dorsal view 1

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- lateral view 1

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- dorsal view anterior 1

Specimen above found in a scrape sample of marine fouling collected from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 25.05.18.

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- dorsal view 2

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- dorsal view 3

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- dorsal view 4

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- dorsal view 5

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- lateral view 2

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- dorsal view head 1

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- small juvenile 1

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- small juvenile 2

Species found in a sample consisting largely of Bugula neritina and the hydroid Ectopleura larynx. Sample was collected from pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 14.10.14.

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- very small juvenile 1

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- very small juvenile 2

Specimens above found at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 12.08.15.

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- radula from juvenile 1

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- radula from juvenile 2

Juvenile specimen above found at Skilly, near Newlyn, Cornwall, 03.08.18.

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- spicules of entire animal under microscope 1

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- spicules in anterior region 1

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- spicules in tubercule 1

Aegirid nudibranch
Aegires punctilucens
- with 0.1mm division rule under microscope 1

The approx. 1.5mm juvenile specimen above was found in fouling from pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 15.08.20.

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.

Aegires punctilucens 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.