Platydoris cf tabulata (Abraham, 1877)

This ID is very tentative. Most of the species named by Abraham in 1877 were based on shriveled up, preserved, colorless blobs that had been sitting in jars on museum shelves for years, so it is not surprising that many of them cannot be identified with any living animal. Recent workers consider the name unusable, so this animal may actually be unnamed. Specimens have been found both at Kwajalein and Enewetak, either under dead coral or in ledges and small caves at night. Seven measured specimens ranged in length from 13 to 40mm.

The one just below is a small juvenile.

It is possible that some of the animals on this page represent separate species.

The shot below is another small individual.

Created 15 December 2006
Updated 2 July 2008