Phyllidia madangensis from Vanuatu

October 3, 2001
From: Ken Tucker

Dear Bill,
I'm sending you what looks to be a very image of Phyllidia madangensis .

27 March 2000, off Aoba, Ambae Island, Vanuatu Islands. Depth was less that 50 ft, no measurement taken.

Ken

ken@kilili.com

Tucker, K., 2001 (Oct 3) Phyllidia madangensis from Vanuatu. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5067

Thanks Ken,
Yes it certainly looks like P. madangensis. This species looks very like P. carlsonhoffi from the dorsal view, but in that species each large tubercle on the back is separated by a very small secondary tubercle.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Oct 3). Comment on Phyllidia madangensis from Vanuatu by Ken Tucker. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5067

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