Phestilla melanobrachia with parasites
February 21, 2005
From: Roberto Sozzani
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Dear Bill,
Your words "Although the name melanobrachia refers to the black form of this species...", in the message #13097, gave me the right hint to identify this specimen I photographed few years ago. There is a smaller one in the background. Both had many parasites.
Locality: Rinja Island, Indonesia. Depth: 12 metres. Length: 25 mm. June 2003. healthy coral reef. Photographer: Roberto Sozzani
Best wishes
Roberto Sozzani
www.robertosozzani.it
roberto.sozzani@fastwebnet.it
Sozzani, R., 2005 (Feb 21) Phestilla melanobrachia with parasites. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13183![](/images/m13183d.jpg)
Dear Roberto,
I'm glad my message triggered a memory. You'll notice in the black form the tips of the rhinophores, oral tentacles and cerata are yellow-orange, just like in the orange colour form. These animals are definitely heavily infested with some crustacean parasite, the pinkish curly structures being their egg masses.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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