Phyllidiella zeylanica? from Pemba

November 22, 2002
From: Paul Young


Dear Bill,
Here is one of the nudibranchs that Charlotte and I found at Pemba Island, off the coast of Tanzania, western Indian Ocean, in November/December 2001. The species from the west coast of Pemba are from dives we did with the Fundu Lagoon Resort to small nearby islands.

Image Data: Seen 22, 23, 27 November, near Fundu Lagoon, West side of Pemba.

Best wishes,
Paul Young

young@underwater.org

Young, P., 2002 (Nov 22) Phyllidiella zeylanica? from Pemba. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8420

Thanks Paul,
I assume this is Phyllidiella zeylanica [a juvenile perhaps?], although the longitudinal ridges are very broken. One other doubt I have is caused by the colour of the rhinophores. In this species the rhiophores are described as 'black' by Brunckhorst, yet these look more like a species of Phyllidiopsis with the base and the from of the rhinophore being pinkish.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Nov 22). Comment on Phyllidiella zeylanica? from Pemba by Paul Young. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8420

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