Aegires villosus from Bali

March 20, 2002
From: Stuart Hutchison


Hi Bill,
This nudibranch [Upper Photo] looks very like Aegires villosus. Found in Bali, Indonesia in Oct 2001, it was around 30mm long from 15m depth.

The two comparison photos [Lower photos] are atrocious scans (subjects from Edithburgh, South Australia in early 2000), but illustrate the similarities. I'll get around to re-scanning the older shots when the RAAF lets me go home to Adelaide!

Regards,
Stuart

stuart@stuarthutchison.com.au

Hutchison, S., 2002 (Mar 20) Aegires villosus from Bali. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6296

Dear Stuart,
Yes the animal from Bali is also Aegires villosus. This species is essentially a tropical Indo-West Pacific species but it is one of many tropical species which turns up in South Australia not uncommonly. As I mentioned in an earlier message the larvae apparently hitch a ride down the West Australian coast. Can you check the length please? These animals seldom reach 10mm in length so 30mm would be a monster.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Mar 20). Comment on Aegires villosus from Bali by Stuart Hutchison. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6296

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