Re: Okenia rhinorma - another new Okenia

December 11, 2007
From: Binyamin Koretz

Concerning message #21284:

Dear Bill,
Better late than never. This "mystery slug" has had everyone stumped.

Helmut Debelius and Rudie Kuiter used our photos of Okenia rhinorma (I'm getting used to the name) in their new book "Nudibranchs of the World " (p. 29) but of course identified it only as a goniodoridid sp. There's a photo in the book of another specimen, probably similar enough to be the same species, from Oman.

This seems to be the first record of any Okenia sp. from the Red Sea. I guess with enough patience we'll find everything.

Best regards
Binyamin

binyamin@koretz.net

Koretz, B., 2007 (Dec 11) Re: Okenia rhinorma - another new Okenia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21294

Dear Binyamin,
Hopefully the photos will jog someone's memory and we may get more sightings of this animal further afield.

I try not to use the Forum for personal mesages but if you have another email address could you let me know. I have been trying to contact you for two years about this animal through the above address, and everytime I get a 'delivery failure' message.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Dec 11). Comment on Re: Okenia rhinorma - another new Okenia by Binyamin Koretz. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21294

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