Chromodoris cavae from India

January 29, 2003
From: K. Padmakumar

Dear Bill.
I am a regular visitor of your wonderful web site. The picture in the message you identified some years ago as possibly being Chromodoris tennentana. But there are some differences in the radula pattern than that reported by you. It was collected from
Mandapam, Gulf of Mannar.
Wishing you a Happy and prosperous 2003!

K. Padmakumar,
University of Kerala.

kpkumar@md4.vsnl.net.in

Padmakumar, K., 2003 (Jan 29) Chromodoris cavae from India. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8894

Dear Padmakumar,
This is a every interesting photo. Since my earlier tentative identification I have seen more photos of C. tennentana and a photo which seems to be C. cavae from South Africa. Your photo is a very good match for the original painting of C. cavae, and helps to differentiate the two species. One very constant difference would appear to be the colour of the gills, which in C. cavae are white with purple edging, while in C. tennentana they are edged with brown. Also in C. cavae the purple and yellowish spots are scattered all over the mantle while in C. tennentana putple spots are restricted to the central part of the mantle and yellow to the outer part.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Jan 29). Comment on Chromodoris cavae from India by K. Padmakumar. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8894

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