Philinopsis cyanea from Lembeh Strait

February 6, 2003
From: Mary Jane Adams


Hi Bill,
Here are some images of Philinopsis cyanea from Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. The upper image is from Hairball, a silty, volcanic sand slope. It was a fat, 7 cm long slug.

The middle and lower images are from a nearby, similar divesite, Hairball Two. The middle one was in the 6-7 cm range and the lower one was about 2cm. long. They were all crawling around at about 5 - 8 meters where the sand is soft and loose. These guys can really crawl fast! I guess that is expected of slugs that hunting mobile prey. I wonder which of their cousins they have been eating. Nov. 20 - 25, 2002.

Best regards,
Mary Jane

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Adams, MJ., 2003 (Feb 6) Philinopsis cyanea from Lembeh Strait. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8713

Thanks Mary Jane,
This species seems to be prefer 'bubble shells' such as Atys, Haminoea, and Bulla. They will often regurgitate the empty shells if you collect them and keep them in an aquarium overnight.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Feb 6). Comment on Philinopsis cyanea from Lembeh Strait by Mary Jane Adams . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8713

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