Thuridilla picta from the Bahamas
June 7, 2002
From: Lindsay Warren
Dear Bill
I was just looking through some photos I took quite a long time ago and came across these two shots of what I believe to be Elysia picta - a stunning little number! I found the possible id in Paul Humann's 1992 - Reef Creature Identification. Unfortunately there is no indication as to species author so I have not been able to check any other literature. I thought you might like these for the Forum. Perhaps you could let me know where the original description appeared.
I found it at Littlehale's Lair medium reef, Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas on 18 November 1979 at a depth of 50ft. Size: 12mm. Photos: Lindsay Warren
All the best
Lindsay
alldcl@compuserve.com
Warren, L., 2002 (Jun 7) Thuridilla picta from the Bahamas. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7148Thanks Lindsay,
Until quite recently this has been considered a species of Elysia, but in Gosliner's review of the Indo-West Pacific species of Thuridilla he examined its anatomy and found that it should be placed in that genus. I have put some relevant references on the Fact Sheet.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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