Pleurobranchus mamillatus from Papua New Guinea

May 1, 2000
From: Ray Izumi

I found this Pleurobranch at Rabaraba, Papua New Guinea, on a sandy bottom in about 70 feet of water. Can anyone ID this species?

Ray Izumi

izumirm@sprynet.com

Izumi, R., 2000 (May 1) Pleurobranchus mamillatus from Papua New Guinea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2338

Dear Ray,
This is Pleurobranchus mamillatus which is very similar in shape and colour to a Mediterranean species Pleurobranchus testudinarius.

It has not often been recorded since being described in 1832 but that could be because it lives in places not easily or regularly sampled. Can you give us any idea of its size?

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (May 1). Comment on Pleurobranchus mamillatus from Papua New Guinea by Ray Izumi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2338

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