Flabellina bilas

June 29, 1999
From: Grey McNeil

Dear Bill,
Could you identify this photo please. The details are:
RASCHS REEF, MADANG, Papua New Guinea, 2cm long, 5m Jan 1999.

Thanks,

Grey McNeil.

GREYMACIND@bigpond.com

McNeil, G., 1999 (Jun 29) Flabellina bilas. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/992

I think this is Flabellina bilas which is similar in shape to Flabellina bicolor but has a red ring on the upper half of each ceras with a white band above and below it. Unfortunately I don't have a good photo of this species to put on the Forum but hopefully someone will help us out.

Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Jun 29). Comment on Flabellina bilas by Grey McNeil. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/992

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