Hypselodoris maculosa from the Red Sea
February 24, 2005
From: Oren Lederman
Hi Bill,
We believe this one to be a Hypselodoris maculosa.
I should also point out that right now a large partion of the reef and sandy area is covered with some kind of sea grass (Enteromorpha?) which might explain why we could find some species that we usually don't see around here.
Locality: Near the "Yetush" ( mosquito) shipwreck, Eilat Bay, Israel, Red Sea. Depth: ~22 meters. Length: ~1 cm. 17 Feb 2005. Photographer: Oren Lederman
Oren Lederman
lederman@bigmail.co.il
Lederman, O., 2005 (Feb 24) Hypselodoris maculosa from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13209Dear Oren,
Youe have certainly found an interesting collection of animals. I can remember in Tanzania at some times of the year large beds of tangled filamentous algae developed in certain places. This provided an excellent habitat for all sorts of invertebrates, sponges, hydroids, bryozoans, all of which attracted the animals that ate them, including many nudibranchs.
I would agree that this is one of the colour forms of Hypselodoris maculosa.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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