Philinopsis? from Turks and Caicos

July 18, 2005
From: Jayne Baker

Any suggestions on the name of this little guy? Found in 45 feet of water, West Caicos, Turks and Caicos, about 1/2 inch long.

Locality:  West Caicos, Turks and Caicos, Tropical west Atlantic. Depth: 45 feet. Length: 1/2 inch. 6 July 2005. sandy bottom. Photographer: Laurie Korn

Jayne Baker

mickandjayne@tciway.tc

Baker, J., 2005 (Jul 18) Philinopsis? from Turks and Caicos. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14277

Dear Jayne,
Your animal is an aglajid. It looks a bit like a Caribbean  Chelidonura africana  [= Chelidonura berolina] but I think it is a Philinopsis probably Redfern's Philinopsis sp. A [Photo 648 in his book]. We need a lot more material of these fascinating animals from the Caribbean region so we can et a better idea of how many species occur there. At present too many species have been described from one or a very few animals which makes decisions on identifying animals with colour patterns different from the origianl specimens very difficult.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jul 18). Comment on Philinopsis? from Turks and Caicos by Jayne Baker. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14277

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