Dolabrifera brazieri from Victoria, Australia

May 13, 2005
From: John Eichler

Dear Bill,
I found this large Sea Hare in the shallows at Cape Conran in eastern Victoria earlier this year. It seems to match the description and images of Dolabrifera brazieri posted on the Forum.

Locality: West Cape, Cape Conran, Victoria, Australia. Bass Strait. Depth: Intertidal. Length: About 150 mm. 09 March 2005. Intertidal - In open on rock platform. Photographer: John Eichler

As you can see, its colour and texture resemble the granite rock on which it was found. Is my tentative identification correct and do you know of any other Victorian records?

Thank you for the great web site and stunning images.

Regards
John Eichler

john.eichler@frankston.vic.gov.au

Eichler, J.G., 2005 (May 13) Dolabrifera brazieri from Victoria, Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13766

Dear John,
Thanks for the photo. My first thought on seeing the photo, and before reading your message. was how well camouflaged it was against the rocky background.  This species is known from New South Wales and nthn New Zealand, and I am pretty sure it has been found in at least eastern Victoria. I have done a quick - definitely not exhaustive - literature search, and can't find a Victorian record. If anyone can let me know of Victorian records I would be grateful
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 13). Comment on Dolabrifera brazieri from Victoria, Australia by John Eichler. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13766

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