Pleurobranchus albiguttatus from Phoenix Ids
October 24, 2002
From: Mary Jane Adams
Hi Bill,
I found three Pleurobranchus peroni congregating under a rock on a coral reef slope on Manra Island, Phoenix Group in the Central Pacific. One of them escaped while I was photographing these two. The can crawl surprisingly fast! They were all about 25 mm long.
Divesite: Northern Lee, Depth: 15 meters, Length: about 25mm,
Date: June 15, 2002
Best regards,
Mary Jane
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Adams M.J., 2002 (Oct 24) Pleurobranchus albiguttatus from Phoenix Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8246Thanks Mary Jane,
This is Pleurobranchus albiguttatus. It is quite similar to P. peroni in appearance but has characteristic dark brown V-shaped marks, each filled with white, which look like little pointed papillae.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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