Sea grass hitch hiker

July 4, 2006
From: Charles Raabe

I am curious as to what species this is. While placing sea grass that I collected into my aquarium, I noticed this little guy.

Locality: Mactan Island, 2 feet, Philippines, Indo Pacific, 12 June 2006, Shallow sea grass bed. Length: 1 cm. Photographer: Charles Raabe.

Thank you for any help in its identification.
Charles Raabe

charlesr1958@pacific.net.ph

Raabe, C., 2006 (Jul 4) Sea grass hitch hiker. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16967

Dear Chuck,
There is still some confusion over the identity of some of these species, but I am pretty sure this is the elysiid sacoglossan Thuridilla gracilis.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jul 4). Comment on Sea grass hitch hiker by Charles Raabe. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16967

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