Thuridilla splendens found sthn Queensland
September 5, 2007
From: Gary Cobb
Hi Bill and everyone!
Please find pics of the most common species found here on the Sunshine Coast - Thuridilla splendens. We find them on every dive all thru the dive!
I wanted to update your records as to way this species looks here. It is much different than the ones on the Forum. Incuded is pic of an animal taken David Mullins of a darker colour version, which we have only seen once!
Locality: Mooloolaba Sunshine Coast, 5-20 m, Queensland, Australia, Pacific Ocean, The last 30 seen 01 September 2007, Subtidal. Length: 20-70 mm. Photographer: Gary Cobb and David Mullins.
Cheers,
Gary Cobb
gary@nudibranch.com.au
Cobb, G.C., 2007 (Sep 5) Thuridilla splendens found sthn Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20630Thanks Gary,
As you will see from my earlier comments I still have some doubts about whether this is T. splendens. It is certainly rather different from the original animals described from Japan. Hopefully as we get more photos like yours from parts of the Pacific we will get a better idea of colour variation in the species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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