Philinopsis cyanea & possible egg mass

May 9, 2003
From: Leanne Atkinson

Dear Bill,
Over the summer of 2001 and 2002 we had quite a few Philinopsis sightings at Fly Point, Port Stephens, NSW. Here is the first, which didn't look healthy, next to what I thought was some eggs. David disagreed with me about them being eggs. We found it at about 8m in a very sandy area. Do i>Philinopsis lay eggs and then die, like some short lived creatures? I've included a close-up of what I was calling eggs. Can you identify which Philinopsis it is? We've seen what we think are P. cyanea, P. depicta and P. lineolata in the same area around the same time. We're sending those in separate messages.
Regards,
Leanne Atkinson

atk@hunterlink.net.au

Dear Leanne,
Although I can't be ceratin this animal laid the eggs, they are almost certainly the egg mass of a Philinopsis. This animal is a colour form of P. cyanea. I will post your other aglajid messages in a few days when I get some loal photod organised to accompany them. The animal you think is P. depicta is P. taronga. I wanted to post this message today to accompany Johny's photo of the egg mass of Chelidonura amoena.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (May 9). Comment on Philinopsis cyanea & possible egg mass by Leanne Atkinson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9881

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