Phyllidiopsis cardinalis from South Africa

April 30, 2000
From: Valda Fraser

Dear Bill
What a dreadful mistake! Now we will have to make do with an incomplete animal. Do you know who he is?
Locality: South coast KwaZulu-Natal SOUTH AFRICA. Scottburgh - 15m
Date: April 2000
Size: 60mm
Thanks.
Regards
Valda Fraser

iti04937@mweb.co.za

Fraser, V., 2000 (Apr 30) Phyllidiopsis cardinalis from South Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2326

Dear Valda,
..... not that dreadful a mistake Valda, we can see most of the animal. It is Phyllidiella cardinalis . Quite a spectacular animal in a dish but usually very well camouflaged at home. Quite like Ceratosoma miamirana in that respect.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Apr 30). Comment on Phyllidiopsis cardinalis from South Africa by Valda Fraser. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2326

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