Aplysiopsis? from North Sulawesi

December 12, 2003
From: Francis &Pirjo Pellet


Dear Bill,
On September the 28th we dived again the magic spot for sea slugs "Police Pier" in Lembeh Strait (Indonesia) and found this beautiful slug. We have no idea of it's ID ! Thank you once again for your help that gives us a chance to know better these lovely creatures.

Dive site : Police Pier
length: 20 mm
depth : 15 m
28 September 2003

Best wishes
Francis & Pirjo Pellet

pirjo.pellet@free.fr

Pellet, F & Pellet, P., 2003 (Dec 12) Aplysiopsis? from North Sulawesi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11670

Dear Francis & Pirjo,
I am pretty sure this beautiful animal is a species of sacoglossan. It look quite like an aeolid, but if you look at the middle photo you can see that it only has one pair of head tentacles and they are rolled.

It is possible the same animal that Atsushi Ono has figured in his book on
Kerama Island as "cf Aplysiopsis sp" [p41]. Hopefully Kathe Jensen can give us same advice on this species, which mist be one of the most colourful sacoglossans
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Dec 12). Comment on Aplysiopsis? from North Sulawesi by Francis &Pirjo Pellet. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11670

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