Dear Guido and David,
Coloured figures of living specimens of both Julia zebra and Berthelinia
schlumbergeri were published in:
Gosliner, T., 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa. 136 pp. on page 50,
figs. 33-34.
Regards, Henk K. Mienis.
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From: Guido T. Poppe <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: bivalved gastropod?


> Hello David,
>
> I now next to nothing about these. There is somewhere a photograph of a
> living animal (Gastropod), if I remember well in one of the books
(general)
> from Abbott. It is clear that the species lives in Caulerpa: they imitate
> this small ultra green spheres. I've examined quite some Caulerpa in Sri
> Lanka recently, found most interesting opisthos, but nothing like Julia.
> Hope to take images from the living thing one of these years: extremely
> fascinating mollusks.
>
> Guido
>
> > From: David Kirsh <[log in to unmask]>
> > Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 11:58:30 -0800
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: bivalved gastropod?
> >
> > That's it, Guido! (Unless, there're similar species with which it can be
> > confused). Anyone know about these creatures?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > David Kirsh
> > Durham, NC
> >