Pleurobranchus caledonicus

Risbec, 1928

Photo of Pleurobranchus caledonicus taken by Harry Blalock at Saipan, Nthn. Mariana Islands (verified by Scott Johnson)
Scientific Classification:
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassOpisthobranchia
OrderPleurobranchida
FamilyPleurobranchidae
SpeciesPleurobranchus caledonicus

Information

Comment from expert, Scott Johnson: I think this is what was recently posted on the Sea Slug Forum as Pleurobranchus caledonicus. See http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall.cfm?base=pleucale. The middorsal brown spot seems to be characteristic. It has a wide distribution including the Marshall Islands (see http://www.underwaterkwaj.com/nudi/notaspideans/e151.htm) and Hawaii (http://www.underwaterkwaj.com/nudi/hawaii/hn07.htm).

Locality

Guam
( 3 photos )
Piti Channel
( 2 photos )
Aug, Oct
Apra Harbor
( 1 photos )
Dec
 
Nthn. Mariana Islands
( 2 photos )
Saipan
( 2 photos )
Apr

Sample Photos of Pleurobranchus caledonicus

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Photo by Harry Blalock in Saipan, Nthn. Mariana Islands
Photo by Eric Fly in Apra Harbor, Guam
Photo by Eric Fly in Piti Channel, Guam
Photo by Shane Siers in Piti Channel, Guam