Philinopsis cyanea from Perth
January 17, 2007
From: Brent Murdoch
Hi Bill,
I was hoping that you could identify the attached. I have never seen them before. I watched 2 of them come out from under the sand.
They are in 4.5 m of 23°C water close to Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia.
I seen many types over a two day period, many of which are described a rare in the Fred Wells and Clayton Bryce book from the WA musem.
Regards
Brent Murdoch
bmurdoch@whimcreek.straits.com.au
Murdoch, B., 2007 (Jan 17) Philinopsis cyanea from Perth. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19135
Dear Brent,
This is Philinopsis cyanea. Have a look at the Fact Sheet and associated messages for more information. It's a bit hard to know just how common this species is because it spends much of its time buried in the sand. As you have discovered, at times it can occur in quite large populations.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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