Platydoris sp. 4

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Dorididae

PHOTO

Anilao, Luzon Island, Philippines in April, 2002. Photo: Jeff Rosenfeld.

This is probably a species of Platydoris.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (December 15) Platydoris sp. 4 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/platsp4

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Platydoris sp. 4 from Japan

March 11, 2006
From: Sayoko Matsuda

Dear Dr.Bill

I found this sea slug under a stone.Water temperature:17­° C. I think this is probably Platydoris sp.4 of your site.

Locality: Otsuki-cyo Issai (the Pacific coasts of Japan), 13 m, Kochi Prefecture Japan, Pacific Ocean, 23 April 2005, Under the stone. Length: 40 mm. Photographer: Kouji Ueno.

Yours sincerely,
Sayo

kochi-ks@mx32.tiki.ne.jp

Sayoko Matsuda, 2006 (Mar 11) Platydoris sp. 4 from Japan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16042

Thanks Sayo,
Bill Rudman

Platydoris sp. 4 from Solomon Ids

June 11, 2005
From: Bruce Potter

Dear Bill,
I notice that you have only one record on the forum for Platydoris sp 4. I found this specimen at my favourite nudibranch site just on the outskirts of Honiara. It was a night dive in June of last year. It was about 30mm long and found at 8 meters depth.

Locality: Honiara, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean. Depth: 8 meters. Length: 30 mm.June 2005. coral, rubble, sand. Photographer: Bruce Potter

This is a coral and rubble site with lots of sponges weeds and algae.
Regards,
Bruce Potter

 

bandppotter@bigpond.com.au

Potter, B., 2005 (Jun 11) Platydoris sp. 4 from Solomon Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13637

Dear Bruce,
Thanks for this. I don't think this species has been named recently but hopefully if it has, someone will let me know. It certainly appear to have caryophyllidia on the mantle.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jun 11). Comment on Platydoris sp. 4 from Solomon Ids by Bruce Potter. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13637

Platydoris sp. from Philippines

December 17, 2002
From: Jeff Rosenfeld

Hi Bill,
Here's a shot taken in Anilao, Luzon Island, Philippines in April, 2002 of what Neville Coleman, in 1001 Nudibranchs, calls Jorunna sp. However Dave Behrens felt that Coleman had misidentified it and that it was more likely an unidentified Platydoris.

What do you think?
Thanks!
Jeff

jhrosenfeld@seattleschools.org

Rosenfeld, J., 2002 (Dec 17) Platydoris sp. from Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8592

Dear Jeff,
Certainly the thin rigid look of the mantle skirt and the nature of the microscopic papillae on the mantle are more reminiscent of Platydoris than Jorunna. I have a feeling I have seen this before but I can't remember where.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Dec 17). Comment on Platydoris sp. from Philippines by Jeff Rosenfeld. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8592