Pleurobranchus forskalii from Lizard Is

January 10, 2004
From: Nils Anthes

Dear Bill,
Is this Pleurobranchus forskalii? The animal was only about 2cm long, but has a very neat colour pattern. Found at 2m on sand, Lizard Island (QLD, Australia), Dec 2003.
Best wishes
Nils

anthes@uni-muenster.de

Anthes, N., 2004 (Jan 10) Pleurobranchus forskalii from Lizard Is. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11843

Dear Nils,
Yes this is the light colour form of Pleurobranchus forskalii.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

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