Okenia kendi (?) from Indonesia
February 18, 2006
From: Paul Whitehead
Dear Bill,
Here is another specimen that I found on the underside of a fallen leaf in Lembeh. It seems to be Okenia kendi but has colour characteristics not described in the FactSheet (i.e. this one has purple tips to the papillae)
Locality: Lembeh Straits, 15 meters, Indonesia, Sulu, Lembeh, October 2005, Found on the underside of a dead fallen leaf snagged on coral. Length: 10-15mm. Photographer: Paul Whitehead.
Paul Whitehead
enviros@envirosea.com
Whitehead, Paul, 2006 (Feb 18) Okenia kendi (?) from Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15855Dear Paul,
It's good to get new records of newly described species. Usually the official description is only the start of a long process in getting to know a species. I am never quite sure whether these purple tinges and patches on deep brown mat be some optical affect beyond my old physics. If you look at Pteraeolidia ianthina you will see that sometimes dark brown and purple are very noticeable and sometimes totally absent.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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