Placida cremoniana from Japan

August 28, 2001
From: Nishina Masayoshi


Dear Dr.Rudman,

Here are photos of a beautiful animal. In all the photos of Placida cremoniana that I have seen, the body and and cerata are yellow or light brown.

But this animal is much redder or orange. With the naked eye, it looked red. It had crawled on the stone top like a photos.

Date: 12 Aug 2001
Location: Echizen beach, Japan
Depth:4m
Length: 5mm
Frequency in Echizen: rare

Best Regards,
Nishina Masayoshi

nishina@hpe15.wips.co.jp

Thanks Nishina,
Yes this is Placida cremoniana. Your animal is a brighter orange than I have usually seen and the white mark on the rhinophores is more obvious, but I am sure it is within the normal range of colour variation of the species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Aug 28). Comment on Placida cremoniana from Japan by Nishina Masayoshi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5082

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