Hypselodoris lapislazuli from Galapagos
April 19, 2006
From: Clarke Duncan
Hi Bill,
I think this is Hypselodoris lapislazuli found diving around the Galapagos Islands. Please can you confirm the species (I'm probably wrong). Many thanks!
Locality: Cousin's Rocks, Santiago Island, 15 m, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean, 30 March 2004, Rocky reef, shale bottom. Length: 50 mm. Photographer: Clarke Duncan.
Best regards,
Clarke
clarke_duncan@msn.com
Duncan, C.D., 2006 (Apr 19) Hypselodoris lapislazuli from Galapagos. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16352Dear Clarke,
I am pretty sure you are right with this identification. The East Pacific has quite a few chromodorid species with this colour pattern but this seems to be the only one with the plain white, or bluish white, mantle border. I am glad to get this photo because it is not a very well known species so every record is valuable - if only to give us a better idea of its colour variability.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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