Cuthona from Port Stephens, New South Wales

December 13, 1999
From: Ron Greer

Dr Rudman,

I shot the attached image about 8 years ago on a night dive at Halifax Park in Port Stephens NSW.
No others were seen, the depth was about 12 metres and the size was about 15mm long. They appear to be a colour/form variation of Flabellina rubrolineata. Could you please confirm or deny my identification.

Regards,
Ron Greer

diveimage@i-o.net.au

Greer, R., 1999 (Dec 13) Cuthona from Port Stephens, New South Wales. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1659

Dear Ron,
It looks a bit like a Flabellina but I am pretty sure it is the species of Cuthona which for want of a better name I am calling Cuthona sp. 4.

There are a number of similarly coloured species already reported from the tropical Indo-West Pacific but until their identities are sorted out there is no point in introducing new names.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

1999 (Dec 13). Comment on Cuthona from Port Stephens, New South Wales by Ron Greer. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1659

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