Hypselodoris rudmani from Sodwana Bay, Sth Africa

November 9, 2006
From: Colin Ogden

Hi Bill,
I think this is a Chromodoris sp 14. I took these photos on 2 different reefs, both reaonably deep 30 metres and 22 metres. The one photo was in March 2006, and the other in July 2006.

Locality: Sodwana Bay, 30 metres, South Africa, Indian, Mar 2006, Reef. Length: 25mm. Photographer: Colin Ogden.

I have been trying to work out whether they were either Hypelodoris rudmani, or H. cf. maculosa, but the best I can do is the Chromodoris sp 14  from the forum. I would really appreciate your opinion as the sp 14 appears only once since 2002 and that was from Japan, which is a long way from here.
Regards
Colin

scubaco@iafrica.com

Ogden C. M., 2006 (Nov 9) Hypselodoris rudmani from Sodwana Bay, Sth Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17554

Dear Colin,
I am pleased to say these are Hypelodoris rudmani. I must say we haven't had much luck at finding animals which fit this species well, but I am pretty confident that these are it
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Nov 9). Comment on Hypselodoris rudmani from Sodwana Bay, Sth Africa by Colin Ogden. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17554

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