nudie from Fiji

Hi guys

try to ID this fellow, collected in Fiji

looks pretty familiar, first thought it's Jorunna funebris, but it's not

checked Coleman, Debelius, Gosliner et al., Colin & Arneson and one Japanese guide (don't have all of them), also, looked a bit in the seaslug forum, but may have missed it

any ideas ?

Jorunna funebris has a fuzzy texture and a definitely simpler head. This one is a puzzler, but the structure of the head will probably be the clue. It looks like the head of a Polcerid on a chromodorid body. I'll see what I can find. I'd send it to Bill Rudman, anyway.

Cheers,

Marli

I think I've got it...it's a Trapania, undescribed...you should let Bill know, as the range will be quite increased.

http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=trapwam

Marli

Hi Marli

thanks !

it look like this Trapania sp. occurs from Maldives to Fiji (and Bill knows that - see messages below on the webpage you gave me)

the specimen shoudl be in the LACM

cheers

A

[the specimen shoudl be in the LACM]

What's that????

Yeah, I noticed the range later. Still, records are important to someone inputting data.

Marli

sorry, it's our taxonomist slang

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County