Pleurobranchus hilli
(Hedley, 1894)
Photographed by: Brent Murdoch
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pleurobranchida |
| Family: | Pleurobranchidae |
| Species: | Pleurobranchus hilli |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #7143
The 'streamers' are not part of the animal - just mucus strings encrusted with sand grains.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2213
This large side-gilled sea slug is endemic to temperate southern Australia.Locality:
- Australia
- Fremantle (3) Jul, Nov
- Victoria (2) Aug, Nov
- Nelson Bay (1) Feb
- Sydney (1) Jul
- Rockingham (1) Nov
- South Australia (1) Jan
- New Zealand
- New Zealand (1) Dec
