Doriopsilla peculiaris from Nelson Bay

March 14, 2003
From: Dave Harasti

Hi Bill,
Here are a couple of images that were all taken at night at Fly Point, Nelson Bay, NSW Australia.

I think they are all colour variations of Doriopsilla peculiaris. The unusual thing with this animal is that I have never seen one during the day but when ever I do a night dive at Fly Point they appear to be common! Definitely a nocturnal species in my view.
Regards,
Dave Harasti

diving@webone.com.au

Harasti, D., 2003 (Mar 14) Doriopsilla peculiaris from Nelson Bay. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9243

Dear David,
Thsi certainly looks like the animal we are calling Doriopsilla peculiaris, but the one major problem is deciding whether we can really identify anything from Abraham's original description of a preserved sepcimen in the British Museum.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Mar 14). Comment on Doriopsilla peculiaris from Nelson Bay by Dave Harasti. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9243

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