Hypselodoris reidi not H. krakatoa

April 8, 2006
From: Terry Gosliner

Concerning message #16258:

Hi Bill,
Guido Poppe's animal is Hypselodoris reidi not H. krakatoa. Both have the characteristic elevated gills and based on Rebecca's and my phylogeny the two are very closely related.
Best,
Terry.

tgosliner@calacademy.org

Gosliner, T., 2006 (Apr 8) Hypselodoris reidi not H. krakatoa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16278

Thanks Terry,
Perhaps I was fooled by my own Fact Sheet. Is the photo there really H. krakatoa or is it H. reidi as well? Looking at all the photos we now have on the Forum of both species, there appears to be a continuum between the H. krakatoa and H. reidi you and Rebecca illustrated in your description, from H. krakatoa-like animals with a brown band down each side of the mantle to H. reidi-like ones in which there are only slight traces of a brown band.

If you could check my identifications of these two species on the Forum I would be grateful. Do you think it's possible they may turn out to be forms of one species? In the meantime I'll swap the Poppe's message over to H. reidi.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Apr 8). Comment on Hypselodoris reidi not H. krakatoa by Terry Gosliner. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16278

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