Siphopteron michaeli from Reunion Island

January 30, 2007
From: Hugues Flodrops

Dear Bill,
Here are two other photos of a very small seaslug known only from Reunion Is. These pictures looks like the ones in the Gosliner & Williams (1988) which are copied lower right. I saw four specimens on the same dive, living in Padina, a brown algae.

Locality: Rocky coast, 0,30 metres, Etang-Salé, Indian Ocean, 19 and 21 january 2007. Length: About 3 mm. Photographer: Hugues Flodrops.

  • Gosliner, T.M. & Williams, T. M. (1988) A new species of Gastropteron (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from Reunion Island, Indian Ocean. The Veliger, 30(3), 315-318.
Best regards.
Hugues.

hugues.flodrops@wanadoo.fr

Flodrops, H., 2007 (Jan 30) Siphopteron michaeli from Reunion Island. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19332

Thanks Hugues,
It looks as though this species is fairly consistent in colour pattern
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Jan 30). Comment on Siphopteron michaeli from Reunion Island by Hugues Flodrops. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19332

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