Platydoris? from Sulawesi

January 27, 2001
From: Lindsay Warren


Dear Bill
These two specimens were found by Dan Johnston at 8pm on 20 August 1999 at a depth of 12-14 m on a rubble slope on Pulau Tolandono  [Tukang Besi Archipelago, SE Sulawesi, Indonesia - Operation Wallacea].  Size: approximately 250 mm.  Photo: Dan Johnston.

Are they a known species?
All the best
Lindsay Warren

alldcl@compuserve.com

Warren, L., 2001 (Jan 27) Platydoris? from Sulawesi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2194

Dear Lindsay,
This seems to be a species of Platydoris but I am not sure if it is named or not. Unfortunately quite a few early expeditions collected and named species, but the descriptions are very poor. Only as we get a better understanding of what is in the sea will be able make a better attempt at understanding some of these early descriptions.
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Jan 27). Comment on Platydoris? from Sulawesi by Lindsay Warren. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2194

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