Thuridilla bayeri ? from Bangka Island, Indonesia

October 13, 2008
From: Francois Zylberman

Dear Bill,

This specimen is like Thuridilla bayeri but I am not certain. Could you confirm ?

Locality: Bangka island, North Sulawesi, 10 - 20 m, Indonesia,  05 may 2006, corals and sand. Length: 30 - 40 mm. Photographer: Francois Zylberman.

Many thanks
Francois

francois@geodia.com

Zylberman, F., 2008 (Oct 13) Thuridilla bayeri ? from Bangka Island, Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20774

Dear Francois,

As you will see from the Fact Sheet and earlier messages, I consider this to be a form of Thuridilla gracilis. It is possible there is more than one species involved but the different colour patterns seem to merge into one another.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Oct 13). Comment on Thuridilla bayeri ? from Bangka Island, Indonesia by Francois Zylberman. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20774

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