Unknown polycerid from Malta

May 23, 2007
From: Patricia Peels

Hallo Bill,

Can you please help with the identification of this nudibranch?
I thought maybe some kind of Hypselodoris but then the gills don't seem right and neither could I find one matching in colour.

Locality: Cirkewwa, approx. 20 m, Malta, Mediterranean Sea, 22 September 2006, Wall with some algae growth. Length: approx. 2 cm. Photographer: Patricia Peels.

Thank you,
Patricia

gmpeels@nextgen.net.mt

Peels, P., 2007 (May 23) Unknown polycerid from Malta. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19185

Dear Patricia,
Let's see if some local expert recognises this species. It is surely a polycerid, but I can't say I recognise it. There are a couple of Indo-West Pacific polycerids with similar colour patterns but I dont think they are close enough to consider. It's unusual to find an unidentifiable species in the Mediterranean so I will be interested in any response we get.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (May 23). Comment on Unknown polycerid from Malta by Patricia Peels. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19185

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Unidentified - Europe, Mediterranean, West Africa

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