Thuridilla lineolata
Thuridilla lineolata was described in 1905 by Rudolf
Bergh from specimens collected in Indonesia. It was found
again in Indonesia by Pauline Fiene-Severns 90 years later.
The specimen shown here is one of several recently found in
Cebu, Philippines, where this species appears to be fairly
common. Also collected in the same area were Thuridilla
bayeri and T. kathae. The genus was recently reviewed in
the Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (1995)
which included the descriptions of nine new species.
The Genus Thuridilla (Opisthobranchia: Elysiidae) from the Tropical Indo-Pacific, with a revision of the Phylogeny and Systematics of the Elysiidae
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences,Vol 49, No. 1, pp. 1-54, 40 figs., 3 tables
by Dr. Terry Gosliner
The above information courtesy of:
California Academy of Sciences Send Terry mail at tgosliner@calacademy.org |
For those of you interested in the photographic background information of the images, the following may be of interest!
Camera System: Tussey T-300 underwater housing with FM-2/Nikon 60mm lens.
Strobe: Ikelite Ai
Film: Fuji Velvia
Site: Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Photo Editing: PhotoStyler 2.0 on 486 DX-2 33 mhz/ 64 megs RAM
