Geitodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846), (a sea slug)

28 Sep 2011 at OSGR: SY67 in Dorset, England

Geitodoris planata is also a member of:
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Record Summary	2, on underside of stone, near LWS. Egg mass nearby.
Found as	Living animal
Date	28 September 2011
OS grid ref	OSGR: SY67
Lat/Lon	50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W
Vice County	Dorset, VC no: 9
Country	England

Notes:

Lengths: c. 33mm, 37mm when extended.

Pair of finger-like oral tentacles at front of foot.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Thompson, T.E. & Brown, G.H., 1976. British Opisthobranch Molluscs. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 8, 203pp, The Linnean Society of London
Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds), 1996. Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe, reprint with minor corrections, 800pp, Oxford University Press

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Geitodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846), (a sea slug)

28 Sep 2011 at OSGR: SY67 in Dorset, England

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