Pics of Bali Thor. florens forwarded

November 13, 1998
From: Terry Gosliner


Here is an abbreviated version of a message forwarded by Terry Gosliner to accompany the photos of Thorunna florens from Bali that Rebecca Johnson referred to in her last message. It is from Michael Miller

To: Terry Gosliner & Dave Behrens,
Subject: Bali, Indonesia, October 1998.  
Terry/Dave
The trip was very reasonable cost wise, accommodations were great and the manager (Emiko Shibuya) even participated in the great branch hunt of Oct.98.  The branch encounters peaked at about the third day and tapered off after that. We dove almost exclusively along a 1000 ft. frontage area that included immediately in front of the resort, the liberty ship wreck, and the wall!  All diving was shore entry with the exception of a one day excursion to the northern shore area of Bali. In reflection, branch diversity is great but doesn't match the diversity of Batangas.  Of course we use boats in Batangas which expands the hunting
area so thats a qualified opinion.
Brought back a number of specimens which are going into the deep freeze this morning.  Will start processing film today but am attaching two pics courtesy of Emiko that will knock your socks off!!  No I didn't bring home a specimen of this one.  She only saw it once!!
Mike

Michael Miller

mdmiller@cts.com

Gosliner, T., 1998 (Nov 13) Pics of Bali Thor. florens forwarded. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/301

Thanks Terry & Mike. The photos are spectacular. I am pretty sure that the animal from Bali is the same as Thorunna florens from Japan (and Hong Kong). I don't know if the same can be said of the Thailand and Western Australian specimens. .. Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 1998 (Nov 13). Comment on Pics of Bali Thor. florens forwarded by Terry Gosliner. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/301

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