Phanerophthalmus sp. 1

Order: CEPHALASPIDEA
Superfamily: HAMINOEOIDEA
Family: Smaragdinellidae

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (April 23) Phanerophthalmus sp. 1 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/phansp1

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White Phanerophthalmus from Reunion Ids.

October 12, 2007
From: Hugues Flodrops

Dear Bill,
To accompany my preceding message [#20828], here are two new specimens of probably Phanerophthalmus. It could be white form of P. smaragdinus but I'm not sure.

Locality: Etang-Salé, in Permanent Pool ,1m, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean, 16 april 2007 and 4 . Length: 15-20 mm. Photographer: Hugues Flodrops.

I have also found another specimen at Etang-Salé, on the rocky coast, length 15-20 mm, september 2007.

Many thanks.
Best regards.
Hugues.

hugues.flodrops@wanadoo.fr

Flodrops, H., 2007 (Oct 12) White Phanerophthalmus from Reunion Ids.. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20831

Dear Hugues,
This certainly looks like a species of Phanerophthalmus but the shell looks quite a bit larger in proportion to the body when compared with P. smaragdinus. As I mentioned earlier [message #20828], there have been a number of species named but rather poorly described. Whether any of them apply to this form - or whether it is really distinctly different will need a closer look at the genus thropughout the Indo-West Pacific. At present I will put it with a similalry looking animal we have from Japan as Phanerophthalmus sp. 1.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Oct 12). Comment on White Phanerophthalmus from Reunion Ids. by Hugues Flodrops. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20831

Phanerophthalmus? from Hachijo Island, Japan

April 26, 2002
From: Nishina Masayoshi

Dear Bill,
I feel this animal may be belong to Phanerophthalmus.

Photographed by Moguricyo.
Data: Hachijyo Ialand, Japan
Length 10mm

Best Regards,
Nishina Masayoshi

nishina@wips.co.jp

Masayoshi, N., 2002 (Apr 26) Phanerophthalmus? from Hachijo Island, Japan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6663

Dear Nishina,
It certainly looks like it could be a species of Phanerophthalmus, but if so, it is probably an unnamed species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Apr 26). Comment on Phanerophthalmus? from Hachijo Island, Japan by Nishina Masayoshi . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6663