Re: Trapania tartanella from Peniche, Portugal

September 10, 2007
From: Juan Lucas Cervera

Concerning message #20641:

Dear Bill and Joao Pedro,
Be careful with this species. It could be misidentified with Trapania hispalensis Cervera and García Gómez, 1989. Checking the radula both species can be separated perfectly.

Best.
Lucas.

lucas.cervera@uca.es

Cervera, J.L., 2007 (Sep 10) Re: Trapania tartanella from Peniche, Portugal. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20685

Dear Lucas,
Thanks for this reminder. Is there any actual difference in the colour between the two species? I note in your description of T. hispalienesis you mention the colour similarity between the two species but you don't mention any differences. Also has anyone looked at the anatomy of T. tartanella since its original description? I tried to find a recent description to compare the radula of the two species and the only illustration I can find is Ihering's from 1885(6). It would be nice to know there is an animal with this colour pattern with a radular tooth shaped as in Ihering's drawing.

  • Cervera, J.L. & Garcia-Gomez, J.C. (1989) Dos nuevas especies de Trapania Pruvot-Fol, 1931 (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) del sur de Espana. Boll. Malacol., 24(9-12): 189-204.
  • von Ihering, H. (1886). Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Nudibranchien des Mittelmeeres, 2. 4, Die Polyceraden. Malakozool. Blatt. NF. 8: 12-48

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Sep 10). Comment on Re: Trapania tartanella from Peniche, Portugal by Juan Lucas Cervera. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20685

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