Decorated Phyllidia

March 20, 1998
From: Dr. A.D.Wright

Greetings Bill,

Could you tell me the species of the Phyllidia nudibranch more commonly known as the Decorated Phyllidia and who the original author was.
Many thanks,
Dr. A.D.Wright

a.wright@tu-bs.de

Wright, A.D., 1998 (Mar 20) Decorated Phyllidia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/120

Common names are a major problem. Some such as the "Sargassum Sea Slug" (Scyllaea pelagica) are easy to guess at but "Decorated Phyllidia" is not so easy. The obvious choice "Phyllidia decorata" doesn't exist. If you could let me know where you got the common name from I might be able to help. If anyone else has seen the name used and can offer a suggestion please do. Common names are usually not "common" at all. Often book publishers insist that authors make them, up fearing readers will be intimidated by scientific names. All this does is lead to confusion and misidentifications.. Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 1998 (Mar 20). Comment on Decorated Phyllidia by Dr. A.D.Wright. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/120

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