Hydatina amplustre from southern New South Wales

April 22, 2003
From: Debby Lange

Dear Bill,
During a night walk on the sands of Merimbula Lake, (New South Wales, eastern Australia) at low tide we found 2 specimens of Hydatina amplustre. Is it known to be found as far south as Merimbula?
Debby Lange

tekapo@asitis.net.au

Dear Debbie,
I can't think of a record of Hydatina amplustre from as far down the New South Wales coast as Merimbula, but I am never surprised by what will turn up down there. I have even found the very tropical Bornella stellifera even further south at Eden. At various stages of our changing weather cycle, huge warm water eddies from the Southeastern Australian Current break off and drift down the New South Wales coast, carrying with them the larval stages of a lot of tropical marine life. We seem to be in one of those stages at the moment. A month or so ago we found the related tropical species Micromelo undata at Wollongong, south of Sydney.
If you have a photo of your find it would make an interesting record to include on the Forum
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Apr 22). Comment on Hydatina amplustre from southern New South Wales by Debby Lange. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9696

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