Placida? from Japan

April 27, 2002
From: Nishina Masayoshi


Dear Bill,
I suspect this is a color form of Placida cremoniana but I have never seen one like this.

Photographed by Moguricyo
Data: Hachijyo Island,
Length: 20mm

Best Regards,
Nishina Masayoshi

nishina@wips.co.jp

Masayoshi, N., 2002 (Apr 27) Placida? from Japan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6666

Dear Nishina,
This is most probably a species of Placida but not P. cremoniana. I think this is probably the Japanese 'form' of Placida dendritica. It seems to be photographed on Codium, or something similar, but the 'faded' look of the cerata suggest that it may not have fed for a while.

Have a look at Yasuhiro Shirai's message of a specimen from Japan, and Jui-Sheng Chan's from Taiwan.

Hopefully Cynthia Trowbridge or Kathe Jensen will give us an answer.
best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Apr 27). Comment on Placida? from Japan by Nishina Masayoshi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6666

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