Phyllodesmium magnum from Queensland

July 10, 2001
From: Nigel Holmes


Greetings Bill
A colleague at the Environmental Protection Agency in Gladstone, Jim Cruise, suggested I send you the attached photo for your interest. Jim suggested that it was unusual and identified it as a species of Phyllodesmium. It was well camouflaged on the soft coral featured. The location was the Keppel Islands, off Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

Details: Approx 35mm long, found at Humpy Island, Keppel Islands in 9m of water. 26 December 2000.

Regards
Nigel Holmes
Manager
(EPA) Rockhampton

holmesnjc@optusnet.com.au

Holmes, N., 2001 (Jul 10) Phyllodesmium magnum from Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4795

Dear Nigel,
Thanks for the interesting photo. It's Phyllodesmium magnum. There aren't too many records of it from anywhere, so every new one counts. As far as I know it has not been reported from eastern Australia but it has been found in nearby New Caledonia. I think the soft coral is probably Sinularia which I reported it feeding on in Western Australia. This is a nice confirmation of its food.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Jul 10). Comment on Phyllodesmium magnum from Queensland by Nigel Holmes. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4795

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