Aphelodoris varia? from southeastern Australia

September 13, 2000
From: Stuart Hutchison

Dear Bill,
These guys were found in various east coast [Australia] locations. I thought these shots show colour variation reasonably well.

UPPER RIGHT – both 2.5 inches long, 5m deep at Tathra [New South Wales] in April this year,
LOWER LEFT – two inches long, 7m deep at Nelson Bay, Port Stephens [New South Wales] in Dec 1998.
LOWER RIGHT – two inches long, 20m deep in Gulf of St Vincent (3nm out from Adelaide, South Australia) earlier this year.

Stuart Hutchison.

hutchco@tpg.com.au

Hutchison, S., 2000 (Sep 13) Aphelodoris varia? from southeastern Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2988

Dear Stuart,
Thanks for the photos. The upper right and lower left photos are definitely Aphelodoris varia but the lower right animal is what Burn (1966) described as Aphelodoris lawsae. Have a look at the page on Aphelodoris rossquicki for a discussion on these southern Australian species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Sep 13). Comment on Aphelodoris varia? from southeastern Australia by Stuart Hutchison. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2988

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