Adjustments to Section 13.76 based on Bleakney, J. S., 1996. Sea Slugs of Atlantic Canada and the Gulf of Maine.  Nimbus Publishing and the Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax; ISBN 1-55109-192-5

Section 13.76:  Question 3, drop "(1 or 2)";  Section 13.77: add:
    ce     gi     3,4     Ancula gibbosa

Section 13.80:  Replace Question 3 with:
    3.  Second pair of tentacles on head (=rhinophores):
            A.  Rhinophores ringed...........................................ri
           B.  Rhinophores with white tip.................................wh
           C.  Rhinophores lack these two features...................x

Section 13.81:  Replace Tentacle 1:Tentacle 2 with Rhinophore
    Symbols under this heading should be:
        ri        Facelina
        wh       Cuthona
        x        Catriona
        wh,x    Cratena and Flabellinids
        x,ri       Aeolidia
    Under Cuthona, offer these options:
        -with the hydroid HydractiniaCuthona nana
        -with hydroids other than Hydractinia:  Cuthona concinna

    The number of cerata for Facelina bostonensis should be 20-35.  Under the species description, add:  white patches between rhinophores and down tail.

    Add:
        Cuthona nana (Alder & Hancock, 1842) (Tergipedidae).  Small cerata up to level of rhinophores.  Body pinkish.  With Hydractinia.  Ac,Ha,Su,pr,28mm (1.25 in).

Section 13.82: Here, replacing existing questions with the following (largely suggested by Bleakney) may be helpful.
    1.  Length of foot corners (auricles):
            A.  Auricles small, less than half of foot width                            sm
            B.  Auricles large, about equal to foot width                              la

    2.  Location of anus (papilla or opening located along right side of body):
            A.  Anus located approximately 1/2 along right side                    1/2
            B.  Anus located more than 1/2 way alaong right side                >1/2

    3.  Distribution (clumping) of fingerlike cerata groups:
            A.  Cerata appear to be continuous along back                        co
            B.  Cerata in clusters: provide number of clusters                       __

    4.  Surface of second pair of tentacles, the rhinophores:
            A.  Rhinophores smooth                                                            sm
            B.  Rhinophores rough                                                               ro

    5.  Color of ceratal tip:
            A.  Solid white tip                                                                      wh
            B.  Tip translucent with solid white ring                                      ts
            C.  Tip translucent with ring of white dots                                   td

    6.  Presence of white markings along upper surface of tail:
            A.  Solid white line                                                                       so
            B.  Row of white spots                                                                 sp
            C.  White markings absent from upper surface of tail                    x

   Section 13.83
Auricles  Anus   Clumps   Surface   Tip   Tail     Organism
    la        1/2         4-6         sm        td     sp       Flabellina gracilis
    la        1/2        8-10        ro        wh     x         Flabellina pellucida
    la        1/2        co            ro        wh    sp       Flabellina nobilis
    sm      1/2        5-7           ro         ts    so        Flabellina verrucosa rufibranchialis
    sm    >1/2        co            ro         td     x        Flabellina salmonacea

    Add:
    Flabellina nobilis (Verrill, 1880)  Large, wide; cerata dense and uniform.          Ac,Ha,Su,pr,50mm(2 in)

    Section 13.86
To question 3, add:
        E.  Tentacles stubby; animal's head looks slug-like                        st
    Then to Section 13.87, add:
    in,th        18        st           Alderia modesta

    Then add to species listings:
     Alderia modesta (Loven, 1844).  Sacoglossa, Stiligeridae.  Drab, brown to creamy; pulse-like contraction of cerata.  Marshes; eats Vaucheria.  Ac,Al-SM,Li-Es,gr,5-8mm(0.3in)

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