Lomanotus vermiformis from Thailand

August 14, 1999
From: Erwin Koehler


Bill,
Again two photos by Georg Heinze, Thailand, Similan Is., March 1999,
depth and size unrecorded.
Erwin

Medslugs.Koehler@t-online.de

Koehler, E., 1999 (Aug 14) Lomanotus vermiformis from Thailand. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1182

Dear Erwin,
Georg's animal is the cryptic Lomanotus vermiformis. It is certainly worm-like, as its name suggests, an apparent adaptation for hiding on the 'fronds' of the hydroid Lytocarpus on which it lives and feeds.
Bill Rudman.

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