Tritoniopsis from Thailand

July 9, 1999
From: Erwin Koehler

Bill,
Attached is 1 photo by Georg Heinze: Thailand, Similan Is., March 1999,
size unknown. Any idea?
Erwin

Medslugs.Koehler@t-online.de

Koehler, E., 1999 (Jul 9) Tritoniopsis from Thailand. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1032

Dear Erwin,
This is Tritoniopsis elegans which apparently ranges in colour from white through yellow, orange and almost red. Sometimes in the the deeper orange-red colour forms the pigment is more concentrated in the gills which makes them quite spectacular to look at.

Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Jul 9). Comment on Tritoniopsis from Thailand by Erwin Koehler. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1032

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