Hydatina amplustre from Lau Islands, Fiji

October 9, 2007
From: Peter Middelfart

Hi Bill

We did not see you after our Lau expedition and before returning to Canada, so here is an open question to your forum. We found this very small cephalaspid (probably less than 2 cm) on Toubou reef flat in Lakeba, Lau Islands. We can't place it using the pictures on the forum, so perhaps you have a clue.

Locality: Toubou reef flat, 0-1 m, Lakeba, Lau Islands, Fiji, Pacific, Aug. 18, 2007, sandy inner reef flat. Length: 2 cm

All the best,
Peter and Lisa

petermiddelfart@hotmail.com

Middelfart, P., 2007 (Oct 9) Hydatina amplustre from Lau Islands, Fiji. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20901

Dear Peter,
This is Hydatina amplustre. Usually there a two pink bands across the shell, but they can be quite faint, and in this case absent.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Oct 9). Comment on Hydatina amplustre from Lau Islands, Fiji by Peter Middelfart. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20901

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