Re: Chelidonura amoena from the Philippines

May 15, 2007
From: Jose Victor Santos

Concerning message #4575:

Hi Bill,
I think I have encountered the same species - Chelidonura amoena - but need your confirmation on this. It was in about 10 m of water ... in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines at the Arthurs rock divesite. Hope you can help.

Locality: Anilao, Batangas, 10m, Philippines, 28 April 2007. Length: 3-4mm. Photographer: Jose Victor Santos.

I was wondering if this slug actually grows bigger? This was about 3-4 mm long and was moving in quite fast pace crawl on the mantle of a big clam.

Thanks in advance.
Jose Victor Santos

msdt_jovic@yahoo.com

Santos, J.V.R., 2007 (May 15) Re: Chelidonura amoena from the Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19878

Dear Jovic,
Yes your animal is Chelidonura amoena. Congratulations on seeing one so small. I see I have no mention of size on the Fact Sheet but if you have a look through earlier messages about this species you will see it grows to about 6 cm in length, so your animal was very juvenile.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (May 15). Comment on Re: Chelidonura amoena from the Philippines by Jose Victor Santos. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19878

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