Micromelo undata from Bali

April 20, 2006
From: Erwin Kodiat

Hi Bill,
found this in Tulamben, Bali. Just need to confirm if it is Micromelo undata.

Locality: Tulamben, 15, Bali, Indonesia, Lombok Strait, 28 January 2006, Sandy bottom. Length: 4 cm. Photographer: Erwin Kodiat.

Thanks
Erwin Kodiat

ungu@terong.com

Kodiat, E., 2006 (Apr 20) Micromelo undata from Bali. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16397

Dear Erwin,
We used to think there were two species of Micromelo, a green one in the Pacific which was called M. guamensis, and a blue one in the Caribbean which we called M. undata, but there were no anatomical differences and as your photo shows, the blue form is also found in the Pacific, so we consider them all to be a single species, M. undata.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Apr 20). Comment on Micromelo undata from Bali by Erwin Kodiat. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16397

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