Phyllidia tula ? from Bali

October 31, 2008
From: Marcel Tanke


Concerning message #2001:

Dear Bill,
Could these be Phyllidia tula, or P. madangensis? Picture 1 and 2 are from the same animal. Picture 3 shows an animal with a damaged mantle.

Locality: Tulamben, Bali, 10 m, Indonesia, 30 September 2008, Black sand. Length: 6 cm. Photographer: Marcel Tanke.

Best regards,
Marcel

marceltanke@cs.com

Tanke, M.A., 2008 (Oct 31) Phyllidia tula ? from Bali. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21995

Dear Marcel,

Yes I think this is P. tula. In P. madangensis, and the similar P. carlsonhoffi, the tubercles are distinctly separate, while in your animal groups of tubercles are linked by a basal bluish patch, sometimes almost a low ridge.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Oct 31). Comment on Phyllidia tula ? from Bali by Marcel Tanke. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21995

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