Re: Palio nothus from Denmark

September 21, 2000
From: Kathe R. Jensen

Dear Peter & Bill,

I think the species on Peter's pictures is actually Palio dubia (M.Sars). The Palio nothus I have seen in Denmark have been much darker, with a reticulate pattern of the dark pigment, which as I remember it, was brown rather than green. Unfortunately I did not bring my Danish slides to Thailand, so I cannot check. But have a look at the pictures in Bernard Picton & Christine Morrow's book on British nudibranchs (pp. 76-77).

Kathe

jensen@ait.ac.th

Jensen, K.R., 2000 (Sep 21) Re: Palio nothus from Denmark. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3050

Thanks Kathe,
I found the literature concerning these two species to be extremely confusing. Certainly most of the illustrations of both species look different from Peter's. It doesn't really look like either of the species as illustrated on Bernard Picton's website at: http://www.pictonb.freeserve.co.uk/nudibranchs/index.html.
Before I change the identification I would welcome some more advice from those familiar with the Atlantic fauna.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Sep 21). Comment on Re: Palio nothus from Denmark by Kathe R. Jensen. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3050

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