Re: Aplysiopsis cf. formosa from Victoria, Australia

July 22, 2002
From: Kathe R. Jensen

Dear Bill,
I have a small correction to your information about Aplysiopsis formosa. It was originally described from Morocco by Pruvot-Fol in 1953 and later from the Canary Islands by Ortea et al. (1990), who also synonymized it with A. zebra Clark, 1982 from Florida. In 1995 I described its anatomy based on specimens collected in the Azores, and confirmed the synonymy with A. zebra.

References:
• Pruvot-Fol, A. 1953. Etudes de quelques opisthobranches de la cote Atlantic du Maroc et du Senegal. Travaux de l'Institut Scientifique Cherifien, Zoologie, 5: 1-105.
• Ortea, J. Bacallado, J.J. & Sanchez, J.M.P. 1990. Aplysiopsis formosa Pruvot-Fol, 1953 (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia, Ascoglossa) in the Canary Islands. Lavori della Societa Italiana di Malacologia, Napoli, 23: 281-285.

Greetings,
Kathe

jensen@ait.ac.th

Jensen, K.R., 2002 (Jul 22) Re: Aplysiopsis cf. formosa from Victoria, Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7571

Thanks Kathe,
I misinterpreted your earlier message. I have made some slight changes to the earlier comments to reflect that the specimens you studied were from the Azores, not that the species was originally described from the Azores.
Bill Rudman

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