Elysia sp 11 from SE Sulawesi

June 1, 2001
From: Lindsay Warren

Dear Bill
I have been meaning to send you the attached photo of our OWN63 for some time and was interested to see Bernard Picton's photo of the same species on the Forum.

It was first found in the Tukang Besi Archipelago, SE Sulawesi, Indonesia [Operation Wallacea] by Dr Monica Sullivan on 29 October 1998 at a depth of 5.3 m on Pulau Hoga on filamentous algae. That one measured 8 mm. The specimen shown in the attached photo was found by Richard Smith on 15 June 1999 and measured 36 mm. Photo: Lindsay Warren.

It is quite distinctive in having very fleshy parapodia whereas Elysia ornata has very thin parapodia. There are also several differences in the colour markings and presumably in internal anatomy.

All the best
Lindsay

alldcl@compuserve.com

Warren, L., 2001 (Jun 1) Elysia sp 11 from SE Sulawesi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4451

Thanks Lindsay,
We seem to be no closer to a name but it certainly is a distinctive species,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Jun 1). Comment on Elysia sp 11 from SE Sulawesi by Lindsay Warren. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4451

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