Sacoglossa from the Philippines

April 19, 2002
From: Erwin Koehler

Dear Bill,
here is the next one from the Philippines,
Lipayo, divesite "El Dorado housereef".
Size 67mm, depth 8m, date 07 March 2002
Erwin

Erwin@medslugs.de

Koehler, E., 2002 (Apr 19) Sacoglossa from the Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6766

Dear Erwin,
I would call this Polybranchia orientalis. I think it variation in colour from brown to green is related to its food - either the colour of the algae it is eating, or if it is only feeding on green algae then the light brown colouration is a phase at the end of a feeding cycle.
Cheers,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Apr 19). Comment on Sacoglossa from the Philippines by Erwin Koehler. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6766

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