Halgerda willeyi ? from the Red Sea

December 2, 2005
From: Joseph De Vroe

Hi Bill,
I think these are Halgerda willeyi. Am I right ?

Locality: Bluff Point (Gobal), Egypt, Red Sea. Depth: 10 m. Length: 4 cm. 10 April 2005. Photographer: Joe DE VROE

Kind regards,
Joe

joe.devroe@skynet.be

De Vroe, J., 2005 (Dec 2) Halgerda willeyi ? from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15374

Dear Joe,
I am pretty sure this is H. willeyi. It ceratinly looks like an animal I studied from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Rudman, 1978). There are very few records of this species from the Red Sea, or anywhere in the Indian Ocean so this is a useful addition to our knowledge. It is interesting to compare it with the photo in Tom Turk's message [#3301] of a very similar looking 'out-of-place' animal in the Adriatic.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Dec 2). Comment on Halgerda willeyi ? from the Red Sea by Joseph De Vroe. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15374

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