Phyllidiopsis fissuratus f rom Malaysia

July 17, 2002
From: Richard Houghton


Bill,
Here is another phyllidiid found off Pulau Aur, Malaysia in May 2002.

Happy diving,
Rich

richard_houghton@hotmail.com

Houghton, R., 2002 (Jul 17) Phyllidiopsis fissuratus f rom Malaysia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7545

Dear Rich,
This is Phyllidiopsis fissuratus. It looks quite like Phyllidiopsis burni but one character that separates them - and I can see in your photo - is that the rhinophores in P. fissuratus are pink with a black tio and a black line down the posterior midline, as in your photo, while in P. burni the rhinophores are completely black.
best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jul 17). Comment on Phyllidiopsis fissuratus f rom Malaysia by Richard Houghton. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7545

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