Phidiana militaris from Hong Kong
July 10, 2001
From: Leslie Chan
Dear Bill,
Could you identify this nudibranch which I photographed in Hong Kong.
Details: 12m, Hoi Ha Wan, Hong Kong. 24 February 2001.
Thanks
Leslie Chan
leslie@lesmart.com
Chan, L., 2001 (Jul 10) Phidiana militaris from Hong Kong. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4777Dear Leslie,
This is Phidiana militaris. The only time I have found this spectacular animal was in the Gulf of Kutch in the northwestern corner of India in June 1971. There was nowhere to buy colour film so my only colour records were with water colour paints. Until I quite recently saw colour photos of this animal, I have often wondered whether I exaggerated its brilliant colours in my notes, but clearly I didn't.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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