Re: Colour variation in Dirona albolineata

August 28, 2007
From: Dave Washburn

Concerning message #20504:

Dave B.,
Thanks for the encouraging words, and I have a question specifically for you. How come your new book, "Eastern Pacific Nudibranchs " doesn't include an index to common names?

Again, thanks for the encouragement. Nudibranchs are quickly becoming our favorite critters.

Dave Washburn

dwashbur@nyxn.et

Washburn, D.L., 2007 (Aug 28) Re: Colour variation in Dirona albolineata. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20562

Dear Dave,

As you might know from reading various replies, I am not a big fan of common names. The main problem is that these names are used non-uniformly around the world, and may apply to different species. White lined, this and that, tells us nothing, and can lead to miss-communications. Ali and I put many in the book, but hope readers will use the scientific nomenclature in the end. Hence no Index of Common Names. The scientific names are not that hard to learn, and force you to group similar species within genera and family. See Bill's comments on common names

Hope you understand,
Dave Behrens

Behrens, D.W., 2007 (Aug 28). Comment on Re: Colour variation in Dirona albolineata by Dave Washburn. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20562

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