Polycera hedgpethi from NSW, Australia
February 11, 2004
From: Dave Harasti
Hi Bill,
On February 8th 2004 I found this species whilst snorkelling the Tuross Estuary on the New South Wales south coast - Australia. The depth was only about 2 metres and I found two of them together and one individual. The water temperature was 24 degrees.
I have never seen this species before and couldn't identify it from the books. What species is it and is it very common?
Cheers,
Dave Harasti
www.daveharasti.com
diving@webone.com.au
Harasti, D., 2004 (Feb 11) Polycera hedgpethi from NSW, Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12165Dear Dave,
This is Polycera hedgpethi. It seems to be one of those 'tramp' species which is turning up all around the world. It was first described from California, but is known from Australia, New Zealand, Sth Africa, Japan and the Mediterranean. It is a spasmodic visitor, when present it is often very abundant, but them can be absent for years.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman
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