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
Pruvotfolia pselliotes (Labbé, 1923) - A facelinid sea slug (Sea slug images)
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Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- dorsal view 1

Specimen above was found on weed washing large brown algae from pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 02.11.18.

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- dorsal view 2

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- dorsal view 3

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- dorsal view 4

Specimen above was found on weed washing large brown algae from pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 28.09.17.

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- dorsal view 5

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- dorsal view 6

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- lateral view contracted 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- rhinophore 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- rhinophore 2

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- cerata 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- hooked cerata 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- with 0.1mm division rule 2

Specimen above appears to be a large sub-adult specimen of approx. 12.0mm in length. It was found on the side of a lobster creel that had been originally lifted from the water off Pendeen, West Cornwall, 28.09.17. Species kindly verified by João Pedro Silva. The identification means that all the juveniles featured below are of the same species, which is a very recent arrival to the UK.

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- juvenile 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- juvenile 2

Juvenile specimen above found in a sample taken from the lowershore on an extra low tide at Hannafore, West Looe, Cornwall, 01.02.18.

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- subadult / dorsal view 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- subadult / dorsal view 2

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- subadult / dorsal view 3

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- subadult / dorsal view 4

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- subadult / hooked cerata 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- subadult / rhinophores 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- subadult / oral tentacle 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- subadult / foot tentacles and mouth 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- subadult with 0.1mm division rule (specimen contracted) 1

Juvenile specimen above was found on weed washing large brown algae from pontoons at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 15.08.17.

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- juvenile 3

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- juvenile 4

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- with 0.1mm division rule 3

Juvenile specimen above, smaller than the specimen above it, was found on weed washing large brown algae from pontoons at Newlyn Marine, Newlyn, Cornwall, 30.08.17.

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- dorsal view 7

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- dorsal view anterior 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- radula teeth 1

Facelinid sea slug
Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- radula teeth 2

Specimen above was found on weed washing large brown algae from pontoons at Newlyn Marine, Newlyn, Cornwall, 04.10.18.

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Pruvotfolia pselliotes facelinidae 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.