Trapania vitta? from sthn Queensland
March 18, 2008
From: Gary Cobb
Concerning message #9599:
So Bill is this animal in fact Trapania vitta?
Locality: Rockwall ledges, Mooloolaba , 2m, Queensland, Australia, Pacific Ocean, 8 October 2005, Subtidal. Length: 6mm. Photographer: Gary Cobb.
Gary Cobb
gary@nudibranch.com.au
Cobb, G.C., 2008 (Mar 18) Trapania vitta? from sthn Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21450Thanks Gary,
I'm glad to see the Trapania story is continuing to grow. Your animal certainly looks like T. vitta, but the point I have been trying to make is that it is not a good idea to be too 'sure' in identifying some of these species. To say "This is in fact T. vitta" suggest there is some book or supreme database with all the correct answers - but there isn't. I don't know if the intermediate colour patterns mean there is one variable species, two species with overlapping colour patterns or perhaps three or four species. Personally I would find the existence of a 'big book' with all the answers rather depressing. I prefer being able to stumble around discovering new bits of information -some small, some larger - but all very exciting
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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