White Phanerophthalmus from Reunion Ids.

October 12, 2007
From: Hugues Flodrops

Dear Bill,
To accompany my preceding message [#20828], here are two new specimens of probably Phanerophthalmus. It could be white form of P. smaragdinus but I'm not sure.

Locality: Etang-Salé, in Permanent Pool ,1m, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean, 16 april 2007 and 4 . Length: 15-20 mm. Photographer: Hugues Flodrops.

I have also found another specimen at Etang-Salé, on the rocky coast, length 15-20 mm, september 2007.

Many thanks.
Best regards.
Hugues.

hugues.flodrops@wanadoo.fr

Flodrops, H., 2007 (Oct 12) White Phanerophthalmus from Reunion Ids.. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20831

Dear Hugues,
This certainly looks like a species of Phanerophthalmus but the shell looks quite a bit larger in proportion to the body when compared with P. smaragdinus. As I mentioned earlier [message #20828], there have been a number of species named but rather poorly described. Whether any of them apply to this form - or whether it is really distinctly different will need a closer look at the genus thropughout the Indo-West Pacific. At present I will put it with a similalry looking animal we have from Japan as Phanerophthalmus sp. 1.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Oct 12). Comment on White Phanerophthalmus from Reunion Ids. by Hugues Flodrops. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20831

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