Phyllidiella rosans from the Maldives
July 23, 2008
From: Alberto Ricci
Dear Prof. Rudman,
Congratulations for all the work and enthusiasm you put into the research on sea slugs.
While diving in the South Ari atoll of the Maldives, I took a picture of what I think is a Phyllidiopsis striata or Phyllidiopsis annae, but which appears to differ slightly from the description you provide.
Length: around 3 cm. Location: N 3 28' 09", E 72 49' 59". Depth: 12 m.
Date: 27 December 2007, 10:54 AM.
I would be very grateful if you would help me identify it! Thank you
very much again.
Best regards
Alberto Ricci.
alberto@ovolab.com
Ricci, A., 2008 (Jul 23) Phyllidiella rosans from the Maldives. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21731Dear Alberto,
I am pretty sure this is Phyllidiella rosans which Nathalie Yonow reports to be common in the Maldives (Yonow, et al, 2002). As the name suggests, P. rosans is characterised by its pink ridges, but as with other species of Phyllidiella, it appears to change colour from pink to green.
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Yonow, N., Anderson, R. C., and Buttress, S. G. (2002) Opisthobranch molluscs from the Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian Ocean . Journal of Natural History 36: 831-882 .
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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