Pleurobranchus sp. 1

Order: NOTASPIDEA
Superfamily: PLEUROBRANCHOIDEA
Family: Pleurobranchidae

PHOTO

Gran Canaria Island, Canary Ids, off west African coast. Size about 6 cm, depth 1 m, June 1998. PHOTO: Arthur J. Telle.

Previously identified as Pleurobranchus garciagomezi. See Peter Wirtz's message discussing the two species.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 13) Pleurobranchus sp. 1 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/pleusp1

Related messages


Re: Pleurobranchus from Canary Ids

April 14, 2000
From: Lucas Cervera

Dear Bill:
Concerning the identification of the species of Notaspidea from Canary Islands the Pleurobranchus species is P. garciagomezi. This species has also been found in Madeira Archipelago, about 300 Km northern Canary Islands.
Lucas.

lucas.cervera@uca.es

Cervera , L., 2000 (Apr 14) Re: Pleurobranchus from Canary Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2266

Thanks Lucas,
I have split your comments into three messages, one for each species. It's nice to have such instant feedback.
Bill Rudman.

Pleurobranchus from Canary Ids

April 12, 2000
From: Erwin Koehler

Dear Bill,
This photo is from Gran Canaria Island, Spain, [Canary Ids, off west african coast] taken by Arthur J. Telle,
Email: mercedes@idecnet.com

Size about 6 cm,
depth 1 m,
June 1998.

I think it looks like the photo of Pleurobranchus garciagomezi Cervera, Cattaneo-Vietti & Edmunds, 1996 in Peter Wirtz's paper "Opisthobranch Molluscs from the Madeira Archipelago" (1999) Vita Marina 46(1-2):1-18 at
http://siolibrary.ucsd.edu/slugsite/wirtz99/plate_2/wirtz_1l.htm

Erwin

Medslugs.Koehler@t-online.de

Koehler, E., 2000 (Apr 12) Pleurobranchus from Canary Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2257

Dear Erwin,
It certainly looks like the photo in Peter Wirtz's paper, but in the paper it is just identified as Pleurobranchus sp. There is a note that he has sent speciens to Lucas Cervera so perhaps Lucas identified it as Pleurobranchus garciagomezi.

I'll ask Lucas to give us his opinion on this species and the two other pleurobranchs from the Canary Ids [Pleurobranchaea sp. 1; Berthellina sp. 1] that you have sent.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Apr 12). Comment on Pleurobranchus from Canary Ids by Erwin Koehler. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2257