Pleurobranchus mamillatus from Indonesia

October 1, 2003
From: Erwin Koehler

Dear Bill,
Attached is one more shot from Sulawesi, Indonesia, divesite "Jahir" by Giorgio Berger, [incocnito@hotmail.com].
At first sight I thought it is a colour variant of Pleurobranchus forskalii, then I noticed the large tubercles and guess now that it is Pleurobranchus mamillatus, but I have not until now seen this colour variant ...

length 22cm
depth 12m
date 03 August 2003

Regards
Erwin

Erwin@Philippine-Sea-Slugs.com

Koehler, E., 2003 (Oct 1) Pleurobranchus mamillatus from Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10962

Thanks Erwin,
Yes this is Pleurobranchus mamillatus. The species it most resembles is the Mediterranean species Pleurobranchus testudinarius. These two species certainly need to be compared in some detail
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

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