And another Elysia sp from Kerama Is.
June 27, 1999
From: Atsushi Ono
Dear Bill,
Could you help me with another opisthobranch from Kerama Island, near Okinawa.
I think this is Elysia sp. too. 5m depth, 7mm length, in Jan.-May 1999. I observed 3 individuals.
They all have white spot on their back.
Their rhinophores color are green to red. Their size are 3 to 7mm.
Sincerely,
Atsushi Ono
ononini@cosmos.ne.jp
Ono, A., 1999 (Jun 27) And another Elysia sp from Kerama Is.. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/973Dear Atsushi,
Another elysiid! The whitish blue spot behind the rhinophores looks as though it could be an important distinguishing feature of the colour pattern. However I can't find a described species with that pattern. In shape it looks somewhat like Crosslandia but the head and rhinophores don't look right.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.
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