Plocamopherus ocellatus from Turkey
November 27, 2002
From: Erwin Koehler
Dear Bill,
This mystery is from Kas, Turkey. The photo was taken by Ferda Buyukbaykal [ferdabbaykal@isnet.net.tr]. I've asked some experts on the Mediterranean fauna, but they don't know this one. Hopefully somebody else has a name for it!
Size: 4-5cm. Depth: 8-10m. August 1998
Erwin
erwin@medslugs.de
Koehler, E., 2002 (Nov 27) Plocamopherus ocellatus from Turkey. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8516
FIGURE: Original painting of Plocamopherus ocellatus. Pl.5, fig. 3a - Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F.S. (1828)
Dear Erwin & Ferda,
This is a very interesting find. As you will see from the painting I have copied alongside there is no doubt that this animal is Plocamopherus ocellatus which was described from the Red Sea [Tor, Egypt] nearly 200 years ago, and has been seldom seen since. I know of only one specimen being found there in the last 30 years. So not only is this an exciting find of a long-lost species, but it is also a new lessepsian migrant into the Mediterranean.
• Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F.S. (1828) Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Brunner, Frankfurt am Main. 1-22, pls 1-6 pages.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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