Pleurobranchus forskalii
(Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
Also known as: Pleurobranchus forskali
Photographed by: Michael Henke
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Notaspidea |
| Family: | Pleurobranchidae |
| Species: | Pleurobranchus forskalii |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #4916
A juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1945
This pleurobranch is definitely a pale coloured form of Pleurobranchus forskalii. By contrast, Pleurobranchus grandis would have a completely different arrangement to its pattern of tubercles (1 large central tubercle surrounded by a ring of 6 smaller tubercles).Locality:
- Indonesia
- Bali (4) Apr
- Manado (3) Oct, Nov
- Alor (1)
- North Sulawesi (1) Feb
- Palau
- Palau (3) Sep
- Philippines
- Puerto Galera (2) Apr
- Malaysia
- Aur - Dayang (1) Mar
- PNG
- PNG (1)
- Egypt
- Sharm el-Sheikh (1) Mar
