Phyllodesmium magnum from Queensland
July 10, 2001
From: Nigel Holmes
Greetings Bill
A colleague at the Environmental Protection Agency in Gladstone, Jim Cruise, suggested I send you the attached photo for your interest. Jim suggested that it was unusual and identified it as a species of Phyllodesmium. It was well camouflaged on the soft coral featured. The location was the Keppel Islands, off Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
Details: Approx 35mm long, found at Humpy Island, Keppel Islands in 9m of water. 26 December 2000.
Regards
Nigel Holmes
Manager
(EPA) Rockhampton
holmesnjc@optusnet.com.au
Holmes, N., 2001 (Jul 10) Phyllodesmium magnum from Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4795Dear Nigel,
Thanks for the interesting photo. It's Phyllodesmium magnum. There aren't too many records of it from anywhere, so every new one counts. As far as I know it has not been reported from eastern Australia but it has been found in nearby New Caledonia. I think the soft coral is probably Sinularia which I reported it feeding on in Western Australia. This is a nice confirmation of its food.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
Related messages
-
Phyllodesmium from Lembeh, Indonesia
From: Brian Mayes, March 2, 2009 -
Phyllodesmium magnum from Nhatrang, Vietnam
From: Hua Thai Tuyen, June 5, 2008 -
Re: Phyllodesmium magnum on Sinularia
From: Gary Cobb, April 4, 2008 -
Re: Phyllodesmium magnum on Sinularia
From: Gary Cobb, April 4, 2008 -
Phyllodesmium magnum juveniles
From: Gary Cobb, April 3, 2008 -
Re: Phyllodesmium magnum on Sinularia
From: Gary Cobb, April 3, 2008 -
Phyllodesmium magnum on Sinularia soft coral
From: David Mullins, October 17, 2007 -
Phyllodesmium magnum - trailing observation
From: Jean-François Hervé, September 5, 2006 -
Phyllodesmium magnum pair from the Red Sea
From: Binyamin Koretz, October 13, 2005 -
Phyllodesmium magnum from Elat, the Red Sea
From: Matan Ninio, April 13, 2005 -
Re: Phyllodesmium magnum from Thailand
From: Paul Whitehead, January 25, 2004 -
Re: Phyllodesmium magnum from Thailand
From: Paul Whitehead, January 23, 2004 -
Phyllodesmium magnum on Sinularia
From: Cameron Bee, January 17, 2003 -
Phyllodesmium magnum from the Marshall Islands
From: Scott Johnson, September 11, 2002 -
Unknown reef tank inhabitant
From: Dean Burchell, July 23, 2002 -
Reef Tank Hitchhiker
From: Mike Nolette, May 21, 2002 -
Phyllodesmium magnum - size?
From: Valda Fraser, April 10, 2002 -
Food of orange Phyllodesmium magnum
From: Leslie Chan, September 11, 2001 -
An orange Phyllodesmium magnum from Hong Kong
From: Leslie Chan, September 9, 2001 -
Phyllodesmium magnum from South Africa
From: Valda Fraser, May 26, 2001 -
Phyllodesmium magnum from Hong Kong
From: Bernard Picton , March 4, 2001 -
Phyllodesmium magnum from Japan
From: Yasuhiro Shirai, November 23, 1999