Aegires villosus from the Philippines

May 17, 2005
From: Joanne Pun

Hi Bill,
Found this tiny furry looking nudi on some almost disintegrated cloth on the reef, hope u can help to identify with my photo attached. Didnt get a good picture as there was a bit of current & this creature is a really tiny for my IXUS500 without macro lens!

Gone thru the whole forum but couldnt even find anything close to it....

Locality:  Arthur's Rock, Anilao, Philippines. South China Sea. Depth: 20-25 metres. Length: Abt 1. 5cm. 29 Apr 2005. Reef. Photographer: Joanne Pun

Thanks
Joanne

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Pun, J, 2005 (May 17) Aegires villosus from the Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13798

Dear Joanne,
This is Aegires villosus. The photo is a bit out of focus but I am posting it because it is an example of this unusual yellow-orange background colour
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 17). Comment on Aegires villosus from the Philippines by Joanne Pun. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13798

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