Platydoris? from Galapagos Ids

March 17, 2000
From: Barbara Harvey

Dear Dr Rudman,

Here is another species I saw on the Galapagos Islands, July 1999. Hoping you may be able to ID it for me,
Thanks,
Barbara Harvey.

bilby@mpx.com.au

Harvey, B., 2000 (Mar 17) Platydoris? from Galapagos Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2100

Dear Barbara,
From its shape and colour I suspect this is either a species of Discodoris or Platydoris. The only related species reported from the Galapagos Ids is Platydoris carolynae Mulliner & Sphon 1974, which was said to be quite common at various localities.

As a guess, and I repeat, a guess, I would say that this is Platydoris carolynae

Reference: Mulliner, D,K. & Sphon, G.G. (1974) A new Platydoris (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia)from the Galapagos islands. Transactions of the San Diego Society of natural History, 17(15): 209-216.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Mar 17). Comment on Platydoris? from Galapagos Ids by Barbara Harvey. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2100

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Platydoris carolynae ?