Bosellia sp. 1 from Okinawa

March 5, 2004
From: Bob Bolland

Hi Bill,
Continuing with the earlier Bosellia sp. 1 thread, here's an additional animal from Okinawa. Two animals (7mm & 9mm) were found on the same Halimeda colony, along with what appeared to be two Elysiella pusilla. Specimens deposited with Terry at CAS.

Data:
RFB: #2531-D. TL: 7mm.
From 5ft of water on Halimeda.
Horseshoe Cliffs (Onna), Okinawa, 6 May 1991

Cheers,
Bob

bollandr@rapid-link.ne.jp

Bolland, R.F., 2004 (Mar 5) Bosellia sp. 1 from Okinawa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12372

Thanks Bob,
This species seems to have a borad distribution from Hawaii across to sthn Japan. It will be interesting to see if it turns up elsewhere in the tropical Pacific

In your animal, like the one in Jun Imamoto's second message [#12349], the central spot is pink rather than white
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Mar 5). Comment on Bosellia sp. 1 from Okinawa by Bob Bolland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12372

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