Pleurobranchaea japonica laying eggs
April 25, 2005
From: Dong Bum Koh
Dear Bill,
Here is a photo of Pleurobranchaea japonica laying an egg ribbon to accompany my message [#13627] on Favorinus mirabilis from Jeju island eating eggs of P. japonica.
Locality: Sasu Harbor, Jeju Island, Sth Korea. Depth: 5 m. Length: about 60mm. 27 June.2004. Sandy bottom with Rock. Photographer: Dong Jin Jwa
Best regards,
Dong Bum Koh
drkoh@seasee.co.kr
Koh, D.B., 2005 (Apr 25) Pleurobranchaea japonica laying eggs. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13628Dear Koh,
Thanks for this photo which shows this Pleurobranchaea with it typically shaped egg ribbon. I am interested in your identification as P. japonica Thiele, 1925 as Marcus & Gosliner (1984) consider that the species is unidentifiable from Thiele's original description. They suspect P. japonica is possibly a synonym of P. maculata. I guess the safest procedure is to place you species as Pleurobranchaea cf. japonica until the taxonomy of these animals is clearer.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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