Elysia papillosa from Belize

October 21, 2002
From: David Behrens

Note added 4 March 2004: According to Kathe Jensen [see message #10846] this is Elysia subornata.

Bill:
While enjoying your fantastic inventory of sacoglossids from around the world, I thought you would like to add two of Jeff Hamann's great photos to the Fact Sheet for Elysia papillosa Verrill, 1901. Jeff and I collected both of these specimens at Ranguana Cay, Belize, Central America.

Dave Behrens

dave@seahallengers.com

Behrens, D., 2002 (Oct 21) Elysia papillosa from Belize. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8204

Thanks Dave,
This is a nice addition to the Forum. Jeff's photos certainly show the external features that Kerry Clark considered characteristic of this species, including the papillae and the dark brown line along the parapodial edge in larger animals. I am sure we will only make sense of this group of animals when we have a better idea of their colour variation. There is not much point in knowing the anatomy of decolourised carcases if we can't tie the anatomy to living shapes and colour patterns.

By the way, is the algae I have enlarged from Jeff's photo Penicillus?
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Oct 21). Comment on Elysia papillosa from Belize by David Behrens. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8204

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