Re: Philinopsis sp. 1 from Sumbawa, Indonesia

August 24, 2006
From: Mickey Rosenau

Concerning message #17430:

In reading the postings, is it possible that Philinopsis sp.1 is migrating south?
July 2000 seen at Okinawa
January 2002 seen at Okinawa
September 2003 seen at Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi
August 2006 seen at Sangeang Island, Sumbawa

Mickey Rosenau

mrosenau@houston.rr.com

Rosenau, M., 2006 (Aug 24) Re: Philinopsis sp. 1 from Sumbawa, Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17526

Dear Mickey,
We know so little about many of these animals and their normal distributions that it's not possible to make the assumption that this species is a recent arrival in Indonesia. I would suspect this species is widespread throughout the Malayo-Indonesian Archipelago and the central Pacific. At present we are recording the distribution of photographers as much as anything. I am afraid that we wont be able to make sensible judgements on whether 'new locality data' really represents a recent change in an animal's geographic distribution until we know a lot more about existing distributions.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Aug 24). Comment on Re: Philinopsis sp. 1 from Sumbawa, Indonesia by Mickey Rosenau. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17526

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