Vayssierea felis (Collingwood, 1881)
1-2mm

Even with a magnification lens built into my mask I have not been seeing these tiny little slugs that appear to be Vayssierea felis. This first pair was found only by close examination of a blown-up photo of a flatworm taken out on the reefs here. Vayssierea felis was first reported in the Marshalls from Enewetak Atoll as Okadaia elegans by Young (1967).

Christina Sylvester found at least two more specimens under rocks in a Kwajalein reef quarry in February and March, 2015.

Created 8 August 2011
Updated 30 March 2015

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