Re: Rediscovery of Cyerce pavonina [2]

September 16, 2008
From: Scott Johnson

Concerning message #21885:

Hi Bill,

To accompany mw earlier message [#21886], here are the other animals I think are color forms of Cyerce pavonina. I have this species currently figured on the Marshall Islands nudibranchs website as Cyerce sp. e479.

Locality: Kwajalein Atoll, 5-10m, Marshall Islands, Pacific, 15 and 22 July 2002, Coral reef, under rocks. Length: 40mm. Photographer: Jeanette Johnson.

Scott
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Johnson, S., 2008 (Sep 16) Re: Rediscovery of Cyerce pavonina [2]. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21887

Dear Scott,

Thanks for these. The inside of the cerata seem to be very characteristic. I have been looking at an earlier photo from South Africa [message #1047] which I have on the Forum as Cyerce sp. 2, and I am pretty sure it is also C. pavonina. The darker animal in your upper photo seems to be an intermediate between the Sth African animal and the more 'typical' yellow-brown animals.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Sep 16). Comment on Re: Rediscovery of Cyerce pavonina [2] by Scott Johnson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21887

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