Philinopsis gardineri? from the Red Sea

July 26, 2007
From: Dany Porras

Hi!
We took this picture in the Red Sea. We thought we had enough pics of Philinopsis gardineri already, so we didn't mind that this one was not very good. turned out that the slug was slightly different from the others. Is it still P. gardineri?

Locality: El Quseir, 10 m, Egypt, Red Sea, 28 Feb 2007. Length: 50 mm. Photographer: Sven Peks.

Thank you for your help!
Dany Porras and Sven Peks

danyporras@gmx.de

Porras, D., 2007 (Jul 26) Philinopsis gardineri? from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20268

Dear Dany,
From the shape of the head and the long rounded crest on the back of the head shield which we can see sticking up in the middle of your photo, this is not Philinopsis gardineri. My guess is that it is the very similarly coloured Chelidonura varians. It usually does not have any white patching on the body so it may be an unnamed species, but we would need to know something about its anatomy and would need to find out whether white patching like this was just a local colour variation or not. If by chance you have a photo showing its 'tail' it would at least confirm it was a Chelidonura.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Jul 26). Comment on Philinopsis gardineri? from the Red Sea by Dany Porras. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20268

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