Elysia from Sulawesi
April 6, 1999
From: Lindsay Warren
Dear Bill
Please find attached a rough illustration of a possible Elysia found in the Tukang Besi Islands, SE Sulawesi last year during the research for Operation Wallacea. Unfortunately we do not have any photos of it at present. Length: 7 mm. Apparently it was
quite similar to Elysia livida but with a green/brown body with orange, iridescent green (definitely not blue) and black lines. The head had the same colour markings in stripes beneath the eye. The rhinophores fade halfway ending in white. The parapodia edges were tipped with black followed by a band of rustic orange brown, then black and finally irridescent green. It was found at a depth of 1.8 m on the underside of rubble and was possibly feeding on very fine green algae growing on the rubble.
All the best
Lindsay
100014.2112@compuserve.com
Warren, L., 1999 (Apr 6) Elysia from Sulawesi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/744Dear Lindsay,
Its definitely a species of Elysia but I am not too confident about a species name for it.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.
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