Polybranchia sp. 1

Order: SACOGLOSSA
Superfamily: LIMAPONTIOIDEA
Family: Caliphyllidae

PHOTO

Kungkungan Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. 23 November, 2001, Depth: 3.5m, Length: 30mm. PHOTO: Nishina Chikako.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2001 (December 17) Polybranchia sp. 1 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/polybsp1

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Unknown animal from Sulawesi

December 21, 2001
From: Nishina Masayoshi


Dear Bill,
I just returned from Kungkungan Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. I found a unidentified animal. I attached images. I think I saw is
animal at somewhere before but I do not remember.

It is bit difficult to find rhinophores in those photo, but there is a rhinophore on left side of the lower photo of the head end. I could recognized at least 2 rhinophores in the water but could not see whether it has oral tentacle or not.

Date: 23 Nov,2001
depth: 3.5m
length: 30mm
photographed by Nishina Chikako
Best Regards,
Nishina Masayoshi

nishina@wips.co.jp

Nishina, M., 2001 (Dec 21) Unknown animal from Sulawesi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5731

Dear Nishina & Chikako,
This is an interesting animal. I am pretty sure it is a species of Polybranchia. The two tentacles in the lower photo are the two branches of the left rhinophore found in species of Polybranchia and Cyerce. I suspect this is a species of Polybranchia because the cerata are thin and not inflated. I do nopt knoe of a species with these intense red spots on each ceras, but perhaps Kathe Jensen does.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman,W.B., 2001 (Dec 21). Comment on Unknown animal from Sulawesi by Nishina Masayoshi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5731