Philinopsis taronga from New Zealand

May 23, 2003
From: Richard Willan

Dear Bill,
To add to the on-going discussion on Philinopsis taronga here is another example from New Zealand.

38mm, on surface of clean sand, ELWS level, Okoromai Bay, Shakespear Reserve, Whangaparoa Peninsula, East Coast, north of Auckland. 28 May 1979. Photo: R. C. Willan.

Richard Willan

Richard.Willan@nt.gov.au

Willan, R.C., 2003 (May 23) Philinopsis taronga from New Zealand. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10023

Thanks Richard,
This is a nice intermediate between Michael Miller's photo in which there is a milky yellow patch in each translucent spot and Paul Furneaux's photo where there is not. This has been a particularly productive couple of weeks on the Forum. from a single photo, we now have a very good series showing the colour range in the species across its geographical range.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (May 23). Comment on Philinopsis taronga from New Zealand by Richard Willan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10023

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