Pleurobranchus mamillatus from Lakshadweep, India

April 30, 2010
From: Apte Deepak


Dear Dr. Bill

Got this interesting Pleurobranchus sp along with Pleurobranchus forskalii. Attaching noth the images. Does P. forskalii shows so much colour variation?

Locality: Lakshadweep, 1 m, India, Arabian Sea, 17th April 2010, Coral reef. Length: 75 mm. Photographer: Deepak Apte.

Deepak Apte

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Apte, D.A., 2010 (Apr 30) Pleurobranchus mamillatus from Lakshadweep, India. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23588

Dear Deepak,

Although I would usually expect some pinkish or purplish colour around the base of the tubercles, I am pretty sure these are Pleurobranchus mamillatus rather than P. forskalii. However P. forskalii certainly has colour variants which look much like your animals.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2010 (Apr 30). Comment on Pleurobranchus mamillatus from Lakshadweep, India by Apte Deepak. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23588

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