Dermatobranchus sp. 3.

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: ARMININA
Family: Arminidae

PHOTO

Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines, April, 1999. 12mm long. PHOTO: Mike Miller.

Reddish head margin and a blue foot. See message below.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 23) Dermatobranchus sp. 3. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/dermsp3

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Dermatobranchus from Philippines

June 23, 1999
From: Michael D. Miller


Dear Bill
  
Attached you will find a series of pics of what is believed to be a Dermatobranchus about 12mm long with a reddish head margin and a blue foot.
    
The animal was photographed at Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines this April.
    
Any ideas as to the identity??
    
Cheers;
    
Mike Miller

mdmiller@cts.com

Miller, M.D., 1999 (Jun 23) Dermatobranchus from Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/964

Dear Mike,
I have reorganised your pics a bit and left some bits large so we can see the fantastic rhinophores arminids have.

Concerning identity. I agree they are Dermatobranchus but without a look at the radula I think it is very difficult at this stage to identify species, of which there seem to be a lot.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Jun 23). Comment on Dermatobranchus from Philippines by Michael D. Miller. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/964