Re: Lobiger viridis from Kerala, India
September 7, 2009
From: Dr. A. Biju Kumar
Dear Bill:
I am attaching a photograph of a Lobiger that we collected from the southwest coast of India.
Kindly confirm the identification. As the shallow rocky pool areas of southwest coast of India are not surveyed seriously for associated biodiversity, there are possibilities of finding new distribution records from this region. We are currently working on preparing a marine biodiversity database for Kerala State of India.
One specimen was collected attached to the sea weed Caulerpa sp.
Locality: Arabian Sea/Indian Ocean; Vizhinjam (Lat. 80 22' N; Long. 760 57' E) Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala State, India. Habitat: Caulerpa sp. attached to the rock. Size: 2.8 cm. 18 August 2009. Photo: A. Biju Kumar
Thanking you
Sincerely,
Biju
Dept. of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries
University of Kerala,
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala, INDIA
bijupuzhayoram@gmail.com
Kumar, B., 2009 (Sep 7) Re: Lobiger viridis from Kerala, India. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22653Dear Biju,
As you will see from earlier messages on the species, I am pretty sure this is Lobiger viridis, which would appear to be a widespread species throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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