Phyllidiella zeylanica from Comoros

June 30, 2002
From: Valeria Safonova

Dear Bill,
Thank you that you answered my question about the Spanish Dancer. Here are two photos of Phyllidia rosans but I'm not sure that they are of the same species because of their different colours - pink and grey.

Regards from Comoros
Valeria

vailulu@hotmail.com

Safonova, V., 2002 (Jun 30) Phyllidiella zeylanica from Comoros. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7362

Dear Valeria,
I am pretty sure this is Phyllidiella zeylanica. It looks very like the common Phyllidiella pustulosa but differs in having the tubercles arranged in longitudinal ridges. It also has similarities to Phyllidiella rosans but in that species the ridges are relatively smooth while in P. zeylanica they are clearly pustulose.

Concerning the colour differences, most species of Phyllidiella show a range in background colour from grey to green to pink.
Cheers,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jun 30). Comment on Phyllidiella zeylanica from Comoros by Valeria Safonova. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7362

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