Re: Chelidonura from the Red Sea

August 14, 2008
From: Sylvain Le Bris

Concerning message #13504:

Dear Bill,

Do you think it is Chelidonura sp 7. I found it in shallow water, on the top of the reef.

Locality: Marsa Nakari, 1 m, Egypt, Red Sea, 17 July 2008. Length: 1.5 cm. Photographer: Sylvain Le Bris

Regards,
Sylvain Le Bris

lebris.sylvain@gmail.com

Le Bris, S., 2008 (Aug 14) Re: Chelidonura from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21795

Dear Sylvain,

If Chelidonura sp. 7 is different from C. punctata then I agree that this is probably Chelidonura sp. 7. The most obvious difference is that C. punctata has much longer and unequal posterior 'tails'. Your animal is a bit of an intermediate with longer and more unequal 'tails' than we have seen in other photos of Chelidonura sp. 7.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Aug 14). Comment on Re: Chelidonura from the Red Sea by Sylvain Le Bris. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21795

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