Re: Thorunna florens from sthn Queensland

September 28, 2007
From: Colin Ogden

Concerning message #20783:

Hi Bill,
Following on Gary Cobb's message, I took this photo 3 days ago, and put it into my query file. Could this be a Thorunna florens as well? Although it has 3 stripes instead of 2 on its mantle, and lacks the orange marking on the front tip of its mantle, every thing else seems to be similar. Sorry about the quality of the photo, but it was very small.

Locality: Sodwana Bay, 18 metres, South Africa, Indian, 23 september 2007, reef. Length: 6 mm. Photographer: Colin Ogden.

I find it fascinating to follow the current messages on the forum, and often they help me ID some of my query nudi's. Thanks a ton for all the work you do.
regards
Colin

scubaco@iafrica.com

Ogden C M, 2007 (Sep 28) Re: Thorunna florens from sthn Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20830

Dear Colin,
It's a good photo at 6 mm in situ. My guess is that this is a juvenile of either Hypselodoris carnea or H. capensis. In colour it looks more like H. capensis, but since that species seems to be restricted to the temperate Cape region, my guess is that your animal is a very juvenile H. carnea.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Sep 28). Comment on Re: Thorunna florens from sthn Queensland by Colin Ogden. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20830

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