Polycerid from Kerama Id, Japan
March 27, 2000
From: Atsushi Ono
Dear Bill,
Thank you for my photos of Halgerda diaphana and thank you to C. Carlson & P. J. Hoff.
This time I have sent photos of a strange Polycerid. The two photos are of different individuals and they were found on same rock.
There were many small bryozoans.
I found this species at 5m depth, Kerama Is. near Okinawa.
Their size are 10 to 13mm long.
Could you help me to identify this species?
Sincerely,
Atsushi Ono
ononini@cosmos.ne.jp
Ono, A., 2000 (Mar 27) Polycerid from Kerama Id, Japan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2151Dear Atsushi,
It looks very like descriptions of Polycera fujitai Baba, 1937 but that species is said to have black rhinophores, so I am not sure.
Perhaps someone has some ideas.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.