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
Favorinus branchialis (Rathke, 1806) - White aeolis (Sea slug images)
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White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- under rock on middleshore 1

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- under rock on middleshore 2

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- under rock on middleshore 3

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- under rock on middleshore 4

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- under rock on middleshore 5

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- eating food spawn / eggs 1

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- with food spawn and its own spawn / eggs 1

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- eggs / spawn 1

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- eating Onchidoris spawn 1

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- eating Onchidoris spawn 2

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- eating Onchidoris spawn 3

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- brown coloured juvenile 1

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- brown coloured juvenile 2

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- brown coloured juvenile 3

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- brown coloured juvenile 4

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- range of coloured juveniles 1

This sea slug eats spawn / eggs of other sea slugs. This small species can be seen in amongst spawn in the last three images, in the middle of the picture. Normally the species is pure or off-white colour, juvenile specimens found at Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, 02.10.14, were brown / brownish.

White aeolis
Favorinus branchialis
- radula from juvenile 1

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

Species also photographed in a lowershore rockpool at Spit Point, Par, Cornwall. 16.04.09; at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 08.04.11 and various other locations.

The common name White aeolis is taken from a Victorian text, Shell Life by Edward Step.

Favorinus branchialis White aeolis 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.