Thuridilla albopustulosa from the Philippines

March 24, 2004
From: Paul Osmond

Dear Bill
I believe this is a species of Thuridilla which we found on the wreckage of a Japanese WWII Transport at night off the coast of Malapascua Island in the Philippines on March 6th 2004.

The animal was approximately 20-25mm in size and it was found in about 4-5 metres of water. It is certainly very vividly marked which makes it even annoying that I can't identify it for myself...
Thanks,
Paul
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Osmond, P., 2004 (Mar 24) Thuridilla albopustulosa from the Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12512

Dear Paul,
This is Thuridilla albopustulosa, which ranges from a form with white-cream raised spots, as its name 'albopustulosa' suggests, to animals like yours in which the raised spots have merged into rounded ridges. It is found throughout the Indo-West Paciic from Japan across to South Africa
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Mar 24). Comment on Thuridilla albopustulosa from the Philippines by Paul Osmond. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12512

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