Costasiella sp. 3 from the Philippines
October 10, 2007
From: Jeffrey de Guzman
Hello
I observed this Placida dendritica on a green leafy sea plant. Can you confirm if this is that species?
Locality: Anilao, 15 Meters, Philippines, Philippines, 05 October 2007, Sandy - muck diving. Length: 0.8 cm. Photographer: Jeffrey C. de Guzman.
Jeffrey C. de Guzman
jeffdeguzman@gmail.com
de Guzman, J. C., 2007 (Oct 10) Costasiella sp. 3 from the Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20908Dear Jeff,
This is a sacoglossan, but not a species of Placida. In the lower photo you can see that the two large back eyes are close together between the rhinophores. This is only found in the genus Costasiella, and you animal is one we are calling Costasiella sp. 3 at present.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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