Hypselodoris kanga - juveniles from Sulawesi?
December 2, 2003
From: Francis & Pirjo Pellet
Dear Bill,
Are the upper two photos juvenile forms of Hypselodoris infucata ?
Photos: Upper - length 10 mm; Middle - length 15mm; Lower - length 30 mm.
Dive site : Police Pier Lembeh Straits, North Sulawesi
depth: 18 m
30 September 2003
Thanks
Francis & Pirjo
pirjo.pellet@pellet.fr
Pellet, F & Pellet, P., 2003 (Dec 2) Hypselodoris kanga - juveniles from Sulawesi?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11559Dear Francis & Pirjo,
Thanks for these photos of juveniles. They ceratinly have similalrities to H. infucata but I am pretty sure they are Hypselodoris kanga. One of the key differences is that in H. kanga the gills are triangular in cross section with a coloured line up the three corners, and a series of yellow spots on the ouside flat edge of each gill. Your photos show a nice series showing the development of this character. In the smallest animal [uppermost photo] the gills are not yet triangular in cross section but there is a coloured line up the upper and lower edges. In the middle photo the outer gills face has widened and has a coloured line along each edge. In the largest animal [lower photo] the spots are beginning to appear.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman
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