Pleurobranchus mamillatus from Eilat, Israel

February 24, 2006
From: Albert Baranes

Could someone please identify this species for me ?

Locality: Eilat, 5 m, Israel, Red Sea, 21 February 2006, Inside the marina, muddy bottom. Length: 30 cm. Photographer: A. Baranes.

Avi Baranes

avib@vms.huji.ac.il

Baranes, A., 2006 (Feb 24) Pleurobranchus mamillatus from Eilat, Israel. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15918

Dear Avi,
This is Pleurobranchus mamillatus. Although none of the tubercles on the back seem very long in yoru photos the pinkish-purple ring around the base of the tubercles is fairly typical of this species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Feb 24). Comment on Pleurobranchus mamillatus from Eilat, Israel by Albert Baranes. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15918

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