Phyllidia alyta from Myanmar

April 3, 2003
From: Mary Jane Adams

Hi Bill,
I shot this picture at Cavern Point, Mergui Archipelago, Andaman Sea, Myanmar on Feb. 17, 2003. The slug was about 3cm long and about 8 meters deep. I was just about to label the slide "Phyllidia elegans" when I read your messages about Phyllidia alyta. I compared it to the images on the Sea Slug Forum and the many P. elegans slides in my files and concluded that it looks more like Phyllidia alyta. What do you think? I also photographed a "typical" P. elegans in the same area.
Best regards,
Mary Jane

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Adams, M.J., 2003 (Apr 3) Phyllidia alyta from Myanmar. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9517

Thanks Mary Jane,
Your animal certainly fits the description of P. alyta.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Apr 3). Comment on Phyllidia alyta from Myanmar by Mary Jane Adams. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9517

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