Re: Dermatobranchus from Malaysia

February 13, 2003
From: Phil Cromwell

Dr. Bill,
The Dermatobranchus from Malaysia looks a lot like one of Erwin Koehler's photos of Dermatobranchus cf. gonatophora.
Phil

chiron42@msn.com

Thanks Phil,
Yes you are quite right, they are all the same species. I have been calling it Dermatobranchus cf. gonatophora because I have doubts over whether it is really what van Hasselt named as Dermatobranchus gonatophorus. However since Bergh (1905) identified this species with van Hasselt's, other authors have followed this identification, so I guess I might as well follow suit. I have just noticed an interesting observation in Gosliner, Behrens & Williams (1996) Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific [#617]. They have a photo of this species feeding on the soft coral Eleuthorobia grayi.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Feb 13). Comment on Re: Dermatobranchus from Malaysia by Phil Cromwell. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9176

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