Platydoris sanguinea from Indonesia

July 13, 2007
From: Erwin Kodiat

Hi Bill,
I found this nudibranch at Raja Ampat on a night dive. Can you help me ID this? Thanks

Locality: Kofiau Island, 7 metres, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean, 23 February 2007, Rubble. Length: 3 cm. Photographer: Erwin Kodiat.

Erwin Kodiat.

nudibranch@kapalselam.org

Kodiat, E., 2007 (Jul 13) Platydoris sanguinea from Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19569

Dear Erwin,

I am pretty sure this is Platydoris sanguinea but it always helps with these flat dorids to turn the animal over and take a photo of the underside as well.  Apart from giving me an idea of its colour it also helps to give an idea of just how soft or stiff and 'leathery' the mantle is. When we haven't many external characters to go on every little bit of extra information helps

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Jul 13). Comment on Platydoris sanguinea from Indonesia by Erwin Kodiat. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19569

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Platydoris sanguinea