Phyllidia elegans from the Nthn Mariana Ids

December 20, 2003
From: Kenji Kobayashi


Dear Bill,

Could you identified this spepcies?
The photos were taken in Saipan (Northern Mariana Ids).

Regards
Kenji Kobayashi

squall@gtepacifica.net

Kobayashi, K., 2003 (Dec 20) Phyllidia elegans from the Nthn Mariana Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11655

Dear Kenji,
At first sight this looks quite like Phyllidia madangensis but in the lower photo we can see a broad band of whitish compound tubercles around the mantle edge. In P. madangensis there are small individual tubercles around the mantle edge, not clusters as in this animal. Although there is more black background than usual, I am pretty sure it is Phyllidia elegans.
Bbest wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Dec 20). Comment on Phyllidia elegans from the Nthn Mariana Ids by Kenji Kobayashi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11655

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