Cuthona from Port Stephens, New South Wales
December 13, 1999
From: Ron Greer
Dr Rudman,
I shot the attached image about 8 years ago on a night dive at Halifax Park in Port Stephens NSW.
No others were seen, the depth was about 12 metres and the size was about 15mm long. They appear to be a colour/form variation of Flabellina rubrolineata. Could you please confirm or deny my identification.
Regards,
Ron Greer
diveimage@i-o.net.au
Greer, R., 1999 (Dec 13) Cuthona from Port Stephens, New South Wales. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1659Dear Ron,
It looks a bit like a Flabellina but I am pretty sure it is the species of Cuthona which for want of a better name I am calling Cuthona sp. 4.
There are a number of similarly coloured species already reported from the tropical Indo-West Pacific but until their identities are sorted out there is no point in introducing new names.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.
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