Flabellina exoptata from South Africa

August 15, 2006
From: Colin Ogden

Hi Bill,
I have been puzzled by this beautiful little creature for a number of months, and I can't find it on the forum. The closest I can come is Flabellina marcurosum, but he is not supposed to be in our ocean. Please can you help me? The photo was taken by one of my staff members Nicola Orban.
regards

Locality: Sodwana Bay, 18 metres, South Africa, Indian, February 2006, reef. Length: 10mm. Photographer: Nicola Orban.

Colin Ogden

scubaco@iafrica.com

Ogden C. M., 2006 (Aug 15) Flabellina exoptata from South Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17408

Dear Colin,
There are not too many records of this species from the western Indian Ocean. It is Flabellina exoptata, which is quite common in the western Pacific and the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Aug 15). Comment on Flabellina exoptata from South Africa by Colin Ogden. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17408

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