Favorinus tsuruganus from Sydney Harbour

May 27, 2005
From: Nicholas Missenden

Hello there,
I was wondering if you could ID this nudi for me please. I dont have any reference books yet and I can't seem to find it on your site as I don't know its scientific name. Any help would be appreciated.

Locality: Clifton Gardens, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Depth: 8 m. Length: 3 cm. 23 May 2005. very very silty. Photographer: Nicholas Missenden

Regards
Nick

njmpm@iinet.net.au

Missenden, N., 2005 (May 27) Favorinus tsuruganus from Sydney Harbour. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13860

Dear Nick,
This is Favorinus tsuruganus, one of  a group of aeolid nudibranchs which eat the eggs of other sea slugs. This species was originally described from Japan and subsequently found in eastern Australia. We now have records on the Forum from as far away as the Red Sea so it seems to have a wide distribution in the Indo-West Pacific. 
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 27). Comment on Favorinus tsuruganus from Sydney Harbour by Nicholas Missenden. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13860

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