Asteronotus cespitosus? from Philippines

February 25, 2004
From: Philip Lau

Dear Bill
During our night dive at the house reef of the Dive & Trek resort in Anilao, Philippines, we found this beautiful specimen. Further details are as follows:-

Size: 15 cm (size of a palm)
Date: 19 January 2004
Time: 7.15 pm
Depth: 5 metres
Temperature: 25 Celsius
The photo was taken by my trusty buddy, Mabel Fang.

We have not been able to match this find against any reference books and we hope that you can help us and at the same time to provide your site with a new record.
Looking forward to your feedback.
Kind regards
Philip Lau

phillau@singnet.com.sg

Lau, P., 2004 (Feb 25) Asteronotus cespitosus? from Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12309

Dear Philip,
I have this species on the Forum as a possible 'form' of Asteronotus cespitosus but I have the feeling it has recently been named as a distinct species. If anyone can enlighten me I would be grateful. If you look through the other messages on this page you will find a few photos of it
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Feb 25). Comment on Asteronotus cespitosus? from Philippines by Philip Lau. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12309

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