Elysia from Flinders Reef, Townsville

January 7, 2003
From: Keven Reed


Patty Dilworth took a macro photograph of the attached sacoglossan at Flinder's Reef in Australia and would like to get an id of it (if possible without a dissection). Didn't see it in Wells & Bryce's Western Australia field guide, nor on Bob Bolland's slug site in Okinawa. Robert F. Bolland, PhD, suggested I post the image to you for a look.

Thanks for your time,
Keven Reed,
Frederick, Maryland

kevenreed@earthlink.net

Reed, K., 2003 (Jan 7) Elysia from Flinders Reef, Townsville. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8737

Dear Keven,
I guess the 'Flinders Reef, Australia' you are talking of is Flinders Reef, 5 kilometres off Cape Moreton, near Townsville, Queensland.

I have never seen an animal looking quite like this before bit it certainly has similarities to some of the photos I have been putting on the Elysia rufescens page. I can't be sure they are all the same species, so perhaps Elysia cf. rufescens, would be a good temporary name.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Jan 7). Comment on Elysia from Flinders Reef, Townsville by Keven Reed. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8737

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