Fryeria rueppelii? from Saudi Arabia

November 30, 2001
From: John Chuk

Dear Bill,
After sadly ignoring them for some time I am making an effort to identify the phyllidiids I have on slide. I don't find them at all easy to identify and this is one I'm not sure of. Could it be Fryeria rueppelii?

The specimen was photographed on 16 October 1992 at a depth of 5m on a coastal fringe reef at 'Black Mountain', about 550km south of Jeddah [Saudi Arabia, Red Sea]. It was 25mm in length.

Thanks for all your help.
John.

jchuk@giant.net.au

Chuk, J., 2001 (Nov 30) Fryeria rueppelii? from Saudi Arabia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5753

Dear John,
Yes this is Fryeria rueppelii. I am also impressed that you got the spelling correct. Every time I see a species with Rueppel's name in it I have to check the spelling as there have been numerous mispellings in the scientific literature, and I must admit I am never too confident I have it right. [See my comments below].
Cheers,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Nov 30). Comment on Fryeria rueppelii? from Saudi Arabia by John Chuk. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5753

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