Hypselodoris fontandraui from sthn Portugal
February 13, 2008
From: Pedro Filipe Veiga
Dear Bill,
Here are some photos of a sea slug specimen that was observed in August 2007 near the locality of Albufeira (Algarve, South of Portugal). I think is an Hypselodoris fontandraui. Could you confirm this identification?
Locality: In front of Albufeira around 15 metres, Atlantic Ocean, 14 August 2007, found near the bottom (gravel kind). Length: Around 25 mm. Photographer: Pedro Veiga.
Looking forward to hear from you,
Best regards,
Pedro
P.S. Project RENSUB II: CCMAR-CCDRALG-DRAOTA: "Cartography and characterization of the marine communities off the National Underwater Ecological Reserve between Galé and Ancão"
FCMA/CCMAR
Universidade do Algarve
Campus de Gambelas
8005-139 Faro,
Algarve, Portugal
pveiga@ualg.pt
Veiga, P., 2008 (Feb 13) Hypselodoris fontandraui from sthn Portugal. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21299Dear Pedro,
The 'blue chromodorids' from your part of the world are quite tricky so I can't be 100% sure that I am correct, but I would agree with your identification of this as H. fontandraui. The white patch of the back of the rhinophore stalk and the secondary yellow lines running at an angle from the median line down each side of the body/foot seem to be good characters differentiating this from similarly coloured species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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