Possible colour variant of Thuridilla gracilis
October 16, 2007
From: Heidi Hösel
Dear Mr. Rudman
I have found this Elysiid during our holiday in West-papua. Except the blue patches, the pattern seem to ressembles closest to that of Thuridilla gracilis. I wonder whether this is a new colour variant of this species.
Locality: Maya's Cheese, Raja-Ampat-Islands, about 10 m, West-Papua, Indonesia, Pacific, 24 August 2007, coral slope. Length: about 2 cm. Photographer: Heidi Hösel.
Thank you in advance for your help
Heidi Hösel
hhoesel@gmx.de
Hösel, H., 2007 (Oct 16) Possible colour variant of Thuridilla gracilis. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20843Dear Heidi,
This is a variant which may have been called T. bayeri in the past [see message #19315], and the blue spots link it with some forms of T. splendens. I suspect we still have a bit of work to do on this genus.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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