Placida? dendritica?
Polynesian & NW Pacific specimens
Order: SACOGLOSSA
Superfamily: LIMAPONTIOIDEA
Family: Limapontiidae
PHOTO
Moorea, French Polynesia, August 2000. Approx 3mm long. Photo: Daniel Geiger.
Placida dendritica is either a cosmopolitan species or there are a complex of very similar looking species found in various parts of the world. See Kathe Jensen's comments suggesting that there could be three genera on this page.
See also:
• Southeastern Australian specimens.
• North Atlantic specimens.
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (December 18) Placida? dendritica? Polynesian & NW Pacific specimens. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/placden2
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