Elysia obtusa from India

January 20, 2010
From: Vishal Bhave


Here is Elysia obtusa. It was seen under oyster shell, in shallow rock pool.


Happy New year to all !

Locality: Mandavi, Ratnagiri, 20 centimetres, Maharashtra, India, Arabian sea, 29 December 2009, Intertidal, shallow rockpool. Length: 13 mm. Photographer: Vishal Bhave.

Vishal Bhave

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Bhave, V.J., 2010 (Jan 20) Elysia obtusa from India. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23047

Dear Vishal,

Yes this is Elysia obtusa. At present it is known only from the western Pacific, so your find certainly adds it to those species which probably extend throughout the Indian Ocean as well.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2010 (Jan 20). Comment on Elysia obtusa from India by Vishal Bhave. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23047

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