Phyllidia elegans and P. schupporum

July 4, 2002
From: Bernard Picton


Dear Bill,
To accompany my comments on Phyllidia schupporum and P. multifaria here are some photos of Phyllidia elegans from the Malaysian/Indonesian region for comparison. As I said in that earlier message, consistent differences between P. multifaria and P. elegans seem to include much taller, compound mid-dorsal tubercles in P. elegans; the smaller tubercles in P. elegans are bright white - contrasting with ground colour of mantle, whilst in P. multifaria they are coloured almost the same as the mantle.

UPPER: - 6 Apr 1990 - Sipadan Is, Sabah, Malaysia
LOWER: - 17 Apr 1990 - Sipadan Is, Sabah, Malaysia

Bernard

bernard.picton.um@nics.gov.uk

Picton, B., 2002 (Jul 4) Phyllidia elegans and P. schupporum. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6453

Thanks Bernard,
At the moment I'll leave all the photos which are identified on the Forum as P. elegans under that name. Do you think that P. multifaria is restricted to the Red Sea or western Indian Ocean?
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jul 4). Comment on Phyllidia elegans and P. schupporum by Bernard Picton . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6453

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