Juvenile Fryeria menindie? from Papua New Guinea

December 21, 2001
From: John Chuk

Dear Bill,
Thanks for your recent help.
Here is yet another phyllidiid that I am unable to identify. This small specimen was found at a depth of 12m at Makaki Point, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, on 14 October 1989. The specimen measured 10mm in length. I had considered that it might be a juvenile specimen but I don't know enough about them to be sure.

Once again your help would be appreciated.
Best wishes,
John.

jchuk@giant.net.au

Chuk, J., 2001 (Dec 21) Juvenile Fryeria menindie? from Papua New Guinea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5804

NOTE added 14 July 2006: Fryeria menindie (Brunckhorst, 1993) was shown by Yonow, 1996 to be a junior synonym of Fryeria picta Pruvot-Fol. Animals previously identified as F. menindie on the Forum have been moved to Fryeria picta.

Dear John,
This is almost certainly a juvenile Fryeria menindie. It seems to lack any yellow pigment, which is not unusual in juveniles and sometimes in larger animals as well [see Leslie Chan's photo from Hong Kong].
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Dec 21). Comment on Juvenile Fryeria menindie? from Papua New Guinea by John Chuk. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5804

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