Platydoris inframaculata from Reunion Island

August 5, 2008
From: Hugues Flodrops

Concerning message #18679:

Dear Bill,
Here is pictures of a big dorid - size about 180 mm. The mantle skin is very firm to touch. For the fact sheet, I send a picture of the underside of the mantle. I don't see purplish blue patches but my best guess is Platydoris pulchra.

Locality: Etang-Salé "Permanent Pool", 2 metre, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean, 30 january 2008, Night. Length: 180 mm. Photographer: Hugues Flodrops.

Thanks for your help once again and regards.
Hugues.

hugues.flodrops@wanadoo.fr

Flodrops,H., 2008 (Aug 5) Platydoris inframaculata from Reunion Island. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21474

Dear Hugues,

Your animal certainly is similarly coloured to P. pulchra but the purplish patches are characteristic. More importantly, the photo of the underside of your animal clearly shows that it is Platydoris inframaculata. No other species has that distinctive pattern. We have to be careful though, because as I discuss [message #20084], the pattern can sometimes be very faint, or possibly absent.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Aug 5). Comment on Platydoris inframaculata from Reunion Island by Hugues Flodrops. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21474

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