Re: Spurilla faustina? from New Zealand
November 22, 2006
From: Jeff Goddard
Concerning message #18264:
Hi Bill,
Kimberley Seaward's aeolid [message 18264] reminds me of the Spurilla macleayi I found near Wellington in 2005 [message 14713], and as a reminder, in your response to my message on that find, you stated that S. macleayi and S. faustina are synonyms.
Best,
Jeff
goddard@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Goddard, J.H.R., 2006 (Nov 22) Re: Spurilla faustina? from New Zealand. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/18471Dear Jeff,
Since it's a while since I returned from Europe I can't blame jetlag ... You are quite right. I did think of Spurilla macleayi, but my image of that species is of eastern Austrakian animals which usually have a ring of gold around the upper part of each ceras and distinct orange marks on the dorsum - both lacking in Kimberley's animal. Your animal from Wellington - which I forgot - is a very good link between Kimberley's animal and eastern Australian animals. Thanks for reminding me
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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