Location of Elysia crispata - and other slugs?

September 22, 2007
From: Paul Jones

Dear Dr. Rudman,
I am an organic chemist studying the photochemistry of some metabolites isolated from various sacoglossan molluscs. I'm interested in collecting some samples of Elysia crispata (or, perhaps, others). I collected several samples of Plakobranchus ocellatus in Hawaii two years ago on a trip with a friend who is a natural products chemist. I would like to compare these to E. crispata but he has little experience in the Caribbean where, as I understand it, E. crispata is found. I'm hoping to learn where, specifically, one might find these slugs. I'm not a biologist so I'm not sure if there is an etiquette - I don't wish to horn in on someone's territory (if such exists). I have a good deal of snorkeling experience and limited scuba experience. If you or anyone on the forum could point me to a site with a good chance of finding E. crispata, I'd be very grateful.

Some on the forum may be interested in these articles we've published:

  • Zuidema, D.R.; Jones, P.B. (2006) Triplet Photosensitization in Cyercene A and Related Pyrones. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biology,  83: 137-145.
  • Zuidema, D.R.; Miller, A.K.; Trauner, D.; Jones, P.B.  (2005) Photosensitized Conversion of 9,10-Deoxytridachione to Photodeoxytridachione. Org. Lett.  7: 4959-4962.
  • Zuidema, D.R.; Jones, P.B. (2005) Photochemical Relationships in Sacoglossan Polypropionates. J. Nat. Prod., 68: 481-486.

Cheers,
Paul Jones
Dept. of Chemistry
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
www.wfu.edu/~jonespb

jonespb@wfu.edu

Jones, P.B., 2007 (Sep 22) Location of Elysia crispata - and other slugs?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20769

Dear Paul,

If you look at the recent messages on the Forum concerning E. crispata and E. clarki the most obvious source of information would be Prof. Skip Pierce, but I sure there are others who will no doubt contact you.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Sep 22). Comment on Location of Elysia crispata - and other slugs? by Paul Jones. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20769

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