Re: Are Chelidonura electra and C. amoena the same?
November 24, 2006
From: Roberto Sozzani
Concerning message #18490:
Dear Bill,
I've a photo of a very similar specimen. It was with two other animals: one with a lot of black spot and another one which looks heavily damaged.
Near them, many small flatworms (see my message #14978 ).
The photos were shot at Rinja island, which is not far from Sangeang island, in the same Komodo area.
Locality: Rinja Island, 12 metres, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean, June 2003, Coral reef. Length: 4 cm. Photographer: Roberto Sozzani.
Best wishes
Roberto Sozzani
www.robertosozzani.it
roberto.sozzani@fastwebnet.it
Sozzani, R., 2006 (Nov 24) Re: Are Chelidonura electra and C. amoena the same?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/18542
Thanks Roberto,
It certainly seems like we need to look more carefully at these two 'species'. Their general body shape and habit of crawling over large coral colonies in search of prey are very similar. Perhaps DNA may be the answer.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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