Phyllidiopsis pipeki from Solomons and PNG

January 31, 2001
From: Mary Jane Adams

Hi Bill,
I believe these four branchs are all Phyllidiopsis pipeki. They are not all bright pink and one has black rays extending medially, however I can't find a better fit. What do you think?

110019 Mary Island, Solomon Islands, Nov. 2000
119714 Mary Island, Solomon Islands, Nov. 1997
50001 Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea
39829 Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea

Best regards,
Mary Jane

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Adams, M.J., 2001 (Jan 31) Phyllidiopsis pipeki from Solomons and PNG. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3628

Dear Mary Jane,
I am inclined to agree with you but as Brunckhorst says, the dorsal colour and shape of P. pipeki and P. krempfi are very similar, differing mainly in the more numerous compound tubercles in p. krempfi. With that in mind, perhaps 50001 is P. krempfi?
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Jan 31). Comment on Phyllidiopsis pipeki from Solomons and PNG by Mary Jane Adams. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3628

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