Phyllodesmium from Lembeh, Indonesia

March 2, 2009
From: Brian Mayes

Dear Bill,

Please can you identify this Phyllodesmium?

Locality: Bitung, Lembeh Straits, 18 Metres, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Molucca Sea, 18 January 2009, Sandy. Length: 30 mm. Photographer: Brian Mayes.

Kind Regards
Brian Mayes

brian.r.mayes@gmail.com

Mayes, B.R., 2009 (Mar 2) Phyllodesmium from Lembeh, Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22295

Dear Brian,

Some of these species of Phyllodesmium can be a bit problematical but the general shape and colour, including the yellow border to the foot, and the arrangement of the digestive gland in the flattened cerata make me pretty sure this is Phyllodesmium magnum.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Mar 2). Comment on Phyllodesmium from Lembeh, Indonesia by Brian Mayes. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22295

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