Pleurobranchus species question

September 20, 2002
From: Alicia Hermosillo

Dear Dr. Rudman,
These series of pictures are of the species I have been calling Pleurobranchus aerolatus. I find them all the time under rocks. The eggs they lay are the typical white eggs of Pleurobranchus sp. It would be very helpful for me to clarify any doubt in the species name.

Upper right: Picture 1: Majahuitas, Bahia de Banderas, Pacific Coast of Mexico, 67mm long, 25 feet deep, July 25th 2002
Lower left: Sayulita, Nayarit, Pacific Coast of Mexico, 54 mm, intertidal, March 17th 2002
Lower right: Mismaloya Beach, Bahia de Banderas, Pacific Coast of Mexico, 12mm, 20 feet deep, April 24th 2002.

Alicia Hermosillo

gueri25@hotmail.com

Hermosillo, A., 2002 (Sep 20) Pleurobranchus species question. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7761

Dear Ali,
Thanks for these photos. It certainly seems to be what others are identifying at present as P. areolatus from the East Pacific. As is discussed in other messages on this page, whether it is actually the same as the Caribbean species can only be determined when the the Caribbean species are better known
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Sep 20). Comment on Pleurobranchus species question by Alicia Hermosillo. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7761

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