Petalifera ramosa? from Eilat, Red Sea

May 11, 2005
From: Binyamin Koretz


Hi Bill,

A beautiful little little sea hare, with many of the characteristics of Petalifera ramosa - but a very transparent shade of green.

Locality: Eilat, Village Beach, Israel. Red Sea (Gulf of Eilat). Depth: 22 m. Length: ca. 3 cm. 05 March 2005 night. sea grass, occasional coral heads. Photographer: Binyamin and Shulamit Koretz.

Best regards,
Binyamin

binyamin@koretz.net

Koretz, B., 2005 (May 11) Petalifera ramosa? from Eilat, Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13298

Dear Binyamin,
Yes this is Petalifera ramosa. It is a most beautiful little sea hare. They certainly range in colour from almost transparent, to a more opaque green. There doesn't seem to be any correlation between size and transparency.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 11). Comment on Petalifera ramosa? from Eilat, Red Sea by Binyamin Koretz. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13298

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