Thuridilla decorata from Saudi Arabia

January 7, 2002
From: John Chuk


Dear Bill,
Here is yet another specimen I'm unable to identify. This one is a small elysiid that was photographed in the Red Sea at 'Black Mountain' dive site, about 550km south of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 21 August 1992. The specimen was 8mm in length and was found on filamentous algae on the reef flat at a depth of 1.5m.

Any help with identification would be appreciated.

Best wishes,
John.

jchuk@giant.net.au

Chuk, J., 2002 (Jan 7) Thuridilla decorata from Saudi Arabia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5877

Dear John,
This is Thuridilla decorata, and interesting little elysiid which has only been found, so far, in the Red Sea. I know of only a very few records of this species, but I don't know whether it is actually rare or just seldom seen.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jan 7). Comment on Thuridilla decorata from Saudi Arabia by John Chuk. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5877

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