Okinawa Placida sp.

June 20, 2002
From: Bob Bolland

Hi Bill,
Here's a relatively poor scan of a damaged Placida sp. (P. dendritica?) from here on Okinawa. Any idea as to what it may be? It wasn't found associated with any specific alga.

Data:
RFB # 3238-B
TL: approx. 5mm
From 12 meters
Seragaki, Okinawa
15 Apr 1994

Cheers,
Bob

bollandr@rapid-link.ne.jp

Bolland, B., 2002 (Jun 20) Okinawa Placida sp.. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7277

Thanks Bob,
Perhaps Kathe can say something, but in the meantime I will put it on the Polynesia - NW Pacific page for Placida dendritica look-alikes. I am not sure if I am interpreting your photo correctly but the rhinophores seem to be rolled (or folded) in your animal, which is different from the others on this page which have a simple tapering rod-like rhinophore - and would suggest another genus.
Cheers,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jun 20). Comment on Okinawa Placida sp. by Bob Bolland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7277

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