Tyrinna evelinae from Northeastern Brazil.

June 1, 2010
From: Alvaro Borba

Dear Bill

Here is the first record of Tyrinna evelinae from northeastern Brazil. Before this, the species was found only in the Caribbean and southeastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo).

Locality: Morro de Camaragibe beach, Passo de Camaragibe City,  Alagoas, Maceió, South Atlantic Ocean, 06 May 2010, 1.5 metres, under rocks along with algae and sponges. Length: 20 mm. Photographer: Alvaro Borba.

Graciously

Alvaro Borba

alvaro.altenkirch@gmail.com

Borba, A.G., 2010 (Jun 1) Tyrinna evelinae from Northeastern Brazil.. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23684

Dear Alvaro,

Thanks for the record. I guess the lack of records between Rio de Janeiro and the Caribbean reflect a lack of research workers in the region rather than the recent arrival of Tyrinna evelinae.It is good to 'fill gaps' like this.

If all the animals we identify as T. evelinae are the same species, it has a very wide distribution being found in the tropical Atlantic [Brazil to Caribbean, West Africa] and the eastern Pacific from Mexico to Peru.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2010 (Jun 1). Comment on Tyrinna evelinae from Northeastern Brazil. by Alvaro Borba. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23684

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