Elysia obtusa from Heron Island

July 26, 2001
From: Julie Marshall

Dear Bill,
It was nice to see pictures up on the Forum for Elysia obtusa. It seems to have quite a wide distribution in the southern as well as the northwestern Pacific as it is known from northern NSW and from several sites in Queensland, including Heron Island. We record 20 records of this species in our book on Heron Island opisthobranchs, most ranging from 6 to 8 mm in size. Attached are some photos from Heron Island. In two of the photos the green of the digestive gland in the yellow animal is clearly visible. I always find Elysia obtusa under dead coral slabs at the reef crest at low tide.
Best wishes,
Julie Marshall

j.marshall@latrobe.edu.au

Marshall, J., 2001 (Jul 26) Elysia obtusa from Heron Island. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4919

Thanks Julie,
I should have mentioned your Heron Island records. They do indeed give it a wide distribution, at least in the western Pacific.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Jul 26). Comment on Elysia obtusa from Heron Island by Julie Marshall. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4919

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