Re: Aplysiopsis oliviae from British Columbia
November 8, 2001
From: Kathe R. Jensen
Dear Bill,
This is actually a reply to your comments your comments on the question from a California teacher, who asked about hermaphroditism. You mentioned that the Californian species of Aplysiopsis is A. oliviae. I don't think this is correct, so I checked the A. oliviae page, and I still believe that this species is Hermaea - especially after seeing your reproduction of MacFarland's figure of the teeth. They are almost identical to the teeth of Hermaea evelinemarcusae, which I described from Rottnest Island.
The Californian species of Aplysiopsis, I believe is now called Aplysiopsis enteromorphae (Cockerell & Eliot, 1905). Previously this species was known as Aplysiopsis ( =Hermaeina) smithi (Marcus,1961). I am sure Cynthia Trowbridge knows the full story about the synonymisation of the 2 species.
Greetings,
Kathe
jensen@ait.ac.th
Jensen, K.R., 2001 (Nov 8) Re: Aplysiopsis oliviae from British Columbia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5616Dear Kathe,
Life gets complicated. I left the species as Aplysiopsis oliviae until I heard from you. I posted MacFarland's illustration with your last message so you could confirm it was indeed a Hermaea. It's a bit complicated changing names on the Forum so I only do it when I am sure everyone - or at least one other person - will agree.
Cheers,
Bill Rudman
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