Thuridilla carlsoni
Gosliner, 1995

Order: SACOGLOSSA
Superfamily: ELYSIOIDEA
Family: Elysiidae

DISTRIBUTION

Hawaiian Ids, Marshall Ids, Guam, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, tropical Australia.

PHOTO

Lagoon between mainland and Récif de l'Infernet, off Koumac, New Caledonia, 20°35.6'S, 164°15.2'E, 10m, Sand and grey mud, 28 October 1993, 21mm long alive. Photo: Bill Rudman.

The very characteristically coloured elysiid is known from both the east and west coasts of Australia (Wells & Bryce, 1993; personal observations). I have found it in New Caledonia, and Gosliner has recorded it from other parts of the western Pacific. It is characterised by the clusters of deep green marks on a dull cream background. The rhinophores are cream except for green patterning at the base and a brownish orange tip.

Reference:
•Gosliner, T.M. (1995) The genus Thuridilla (Opisthobranchia: Elysiidae) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with a revision of their phylogeny and systematics of the Elysiidae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 49(1): 1-54.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 19) Thuridilla carlsoni Gosliner, 1995. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/thurcarl

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