Unknown Aeolid from Kermadec Ids

May 9, 2006
From: Ian Skipworth

Hi Bill

I have tried to identify this little aeolid without any success. Your comments would be much appreciated.

Locality: Denham Bay, Raoul Island, 12m, NZ, Pacific Ocean, 22 March 2006, Rocky reef. Length: 10mm. Photographer: Ian Skipworth.

Cheers
Ian

ianskip@xtra.co.nz

Skipworth, I.R., 2006 (May 9) Unknown Aeolid from Kermadec Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16483

Dear Ian,
It certainly is not a species previously reported from New Zealand, but as the Kermadec Islands are probably best considered part of the wider Indo-West Pacific I looked further afield, but have not found a description matching your animal. From its general shape and ceratal arrangement I would say it is most probably a species of Phidiana. The colour pattern, with its distinctive orange lines, and the shape of the rhinophores, with two ridges or brackets, which seem to be notched anteriorly and posteriorly, should make this species instantly identifiable if it has been described.

I'm afraid I can't find it. Perhaps someone else will recognise it. Failing that, I suspect it is an undescribed species.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (May 9). Comment on Unknown Aeolid from Kermadec Ids by Ian Skipworth. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16483

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