Phestilla melanobrachia from Myanmar

March 25, 2003
From: Mary Jane Adams

Hi Bill,
I found this Phestilla melanobrachia in the Andaman Sea in southern Myanmar. It was sitting at the base of the central pinnacle at Three Islets on Feb.14, 2003. It was 21mm long and the depth was 12 meters. There is a lot of both orange and green Tubastrea coral on this reef. Mark Strickland told me the orange form of these slugs is seen occasionally in this area.
Best regards,
Mary Jane Adams

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Adams, M.J., 2003 (Mar 25) Phestilla melanobrachia from Myanmar. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9404

Thanks Mary Jane,
When Larry Harris first studied this species, he found that the best place to find animals was not on the intact coral colonies, but on the substrate under overhangs where pieces of broken off, but still living, coral were lying. Perhaps this gives the Phestilla a better chance to hide from predators - amongst the coral rubble.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Mar 25). Comment on Phestilla melanobrachia from Myanmar by Mary Jane Adams. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9404

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