Pleurobranchus from Thailand

August 4, 2003
From: Erwin Koehler

Dear Bill,
Here is a Pleurobranchus from Thailand, Koh Lanta Island by Giorgio Berger (email incocnito@hotmail.com)
Data -
Length: 14cm
Depth: 12m
Date: 02 March 1996

Cheers,
Erwin

Erwin@Philippine-Sea-Slugs.com

Koehler, E., 2003 (Aug 4) Pleurobranchus from Thailand. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10417

Dear Erwin,
In colour I would suspect it is Pleurobranchus grandis, as in your last message but I can't see any sign of the chracteristic tuberculation we find on that species, not can I see any sign of the large 'siphonal fold' normally seen on its mantle. The other possibility is P. peroni but the length you mention - 14cm - is very large for that species which is usually less than half that size.

Basically, the photo doesn't give me enough information to be sure
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Aug 4). Comment on Pleurobranchus from Thailand by Erwin Koehler. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10417

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