Re: Chelidonura sandrana complex

February 9, 2000
From: Terry Gosliner

Dear Bill,
I agree that the two species depicted in Lindsay Warrens' message are distinct. Also, Bob Bolland has a picture of C. tsurugensis on his web site at: http://www.rfbolland.com/okislugs/cheltsur.html

It usually has opaque white semi-circles just behind the eyes and may be distinct from C. sandrana. The other species to mention is C. babai that I described from Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean. I am sure that it is a synonym of C. sandrana having seen more specimens from several localities. Best,
Terry

tgosline@calacademy.org

Gosliner, T., 2000 (Feb 9) Re: Chelidonura sandrana complex. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1879

Dear Terry,
Thanks for the comments. The one photo on the Forum of C. tsurugensis shows the white semi-circles quite clearly. It would be nice to get some more photos from Japan of this colour group to see if there are any consistent differences.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

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