A name for Chromodoris sp. 15
July 10, 2004
From: Dave Behrens
Hi Bill
So pleased to see the Forum active again.
Chromodoris sp. 15 is now named. This species is Chromodoris cazae Gosliner and Behrens, 2004, named for Carole Harris who collected the type material in the United Arab Emirates. The name cazae refers to Carole's childhood nickname (Caz), and has a certain Arabic ring to it.
• Gosliner, T.M. & Behrens, D.W. (2004) Two of New Species of Dorid Nudibranchs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia) from the Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the Californian Academy of Sciences, 55(1): 1-10.
dave@seachallengers.com
Behrens, D.W., 2004 (Jul 10) A name for Chromodoris sp. 15. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12679Thanks Dave,
It's nice to keep up to date. It is intersting to see a bit of the colour variability in this species, with a few of the purple spots having only one yellow spot and a few yellow spots occurring on the white parts of the mantle. I wonder if the difference in purple between Carole Harris's photos and Tony Reavill's [m12133] are an artifact of the photographic process or a real difference. Interestingly the similarly coloured C. tumulifera has the same range of colour difference between purple and wine red.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman
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