Chelidonura pallida from Western Australia

May 10, 2005
From: Sascha Hofmann

Hi,
After a long search on the net I finally found the nudibranch in my photo.
Can you confirm this is a Chelidonura pallida?

As I understood from the description this species is not sighted very often so here are the details of the sighting.

Locality:  Little Armstrong Bay, Rottnest Island, off Perth, Western Australia.Depth: between 5 to 8 meters. Length: 50 mm. 11 January 2005. Photographer: Sascha Hofmann

Sascha Hofmann
http://hofmann.demon.nl
Netherlands

sascha@hofmann.demon.nl

Hofmann, S.W., 2005 (May 10) Chelidonura pallida from Western Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13731

Dear Sascha,
Yes this is Chelidonura pallida. It is interesting that this is the second message in a few days showing an unusual colour form - in this case black spots [see message #13655].
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 10). Comment on Chelidonura pallida from Western Australia by Sascha Hofmann. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13731

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