Pleurobranchaea brockii from Mozambique

May 30, 2008
From: Valda Fraser


Dear Bill
Think this is Pleurobranchaea brockii. Was excited to find it on a night dive in the estuary.

Locality: Pomene, 2 m, Mozambique, Indian Ocean, 8 May 2008, Estuary. Length: 90 mm. Photographer: Valda Fraser.

Kind regards
Valda

valdafraser@mweb.co.za

Fraser, V.J., 2008 (May 30) Pleurobranchaea brockii from Mozambique. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21573

Dear Valda,

It's nice to get a record of Pleurobranchaea brockii from the western Indian Ocean. I assume you found it in the same substrate as Euselenops luniceps [message #21576]? It's a nice coincidence, because as I discuss on the species Fact Sheet, the large papillae on the underside of the wide oral veil in P. brockii are very reminiscent of the oral veil of E. luniceps, and most probably have evolved to serve the same function. 

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (May 30). Comment on Pleurobranchaea brockii from Mozambique by Valda Fraser. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21573

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Pleurobranchaea brockii

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