Siraius immonda? from the Red Sea

September 23, 2008
From: Erwin Koehler

Concerning message #19953:

Dear Bill,
Here are 2 shots which  think they show Siraius immonda, I scanned many hours through the webites and my books to get this ID, I hope you can confirm.

Locality: Hurghada, El Fanadir Foc, 9 m, Egypt, Red Sea, 18 April 2007, upon rocks. Length: 12 mm. Photographer: Sven Kahlbrock.

I don't know, if this is the first record of it from the Red Sea/ Indian Ocean
Cheers
Erwin

Erwin@Philippine-Sea-Slugs.com

Koehler, E., 2008 (Sep 23) Siraius immonda? from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21906

Dear Erwin,

It certainly looks like Siraius immonda to me. On the Fact Sheet, which I have just altered, I said didn't know of any Indian Ocean records of this species, so this is indeed a valuable addition to our knowledge. Recent studies have proposed that Siraius (and many other genera)are synomyms of Doris. This may prove correct but there are still a lot of 'loose ends' to be sorted out. For example the type species of Siraius needs to be re-examined.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Sep 23). Comment on Siraius immonda? from the Red Sea by Erwin Koehler. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21906

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