More Haminoea cyanomarginata from Red Sea

May 17, 2005
From: Oren Lederman

Hi Bill,
My talented dive buddy spotted a few more Haminoea cyanomarginata last weekend. The first two photos show the one we found on Thursday. The last one shows the one we saw on friday. At first i was sure that we only saw one such slug on Thursday... but if you watch the first two pictures closely you'll see slightly different color patterns. There might have been two different Haminoea cyanomarginata there. This third photo clearly shows a different slug.

Locality: The "Dekel" beach, Israel. Red Sea. Depth: ~15 meters. Length: ~1 cm. 12 & 13 May 2005. Photographer: Oren Lederman

Oren Lederman

lederman@bigmail.co.il

Lederman, O., 2005 (May 17) More Haminoea cyanomarginata from Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13795

Thanks Oren,
This species has certainly changed its status very quickly from 'very rare' to quite common. I guess it is a lesson to us. Being "rare' often means being 'rarely seen or recognised by humans" rather than being few in numbers.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 17). Comment on More Haminoea cyanomarginata from Red Sea by Oren Lederman. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13795

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