Aldisa sp. 4 from Madagascar

November 27, 2009
From: Les Clear


Hi Bill,

This colourful little fellow was photographed on a dive site called Vatosoa, Madagascar, we believe it is an Aldisa?

Locality: Mangilly, 8 meters, Madagascar, Mozambique, 17th sept 2009, shallow reef. Length: 2-3 cms. Photographer: Les Clear.

Les Clear

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Clear,L, 2009 (Nov 27) Aldisa sp. 4 from Madagascar. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22881

Dear Les,

I am pretty sure this is the animal I have been calling Aldisa sp. 4. All the records of it are from the western Indian Ocean. First one I've seen with such spectacular blue. Is the blue speckling a pigment or is it a flourescence effect from the lighting you were using?

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Nov 27). Comment on Aldisa sp. 4 from Madagascar by Les Clear. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22881

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