Re: Elysia papillosa from Cape Verde Islands

March 5, 2004
From: Kathe R. Jensen

Dear Bill,
Concerning the Elysia from Cape Verde Islands [#10757], I am afraid that I cannot identify this animals with any certainty. Also, I looked at the Fact Sheet for Elysia papillosa, and I am fairly certain that Jeff Hamann's animal on seagrass [#8204] is Elysia subornata (= E. cauze). Anna Bass' animal with the brownish rings on the rhinophores is definitely E. papillosa. Incidentally, the Marcuses described a highly papillose form of E. subornata as E. cauze scoops, and it is possible that Gérard's animal is that species.
Greetings,
Kathe

krjensen@zmuc.ku.dk

Jensen, K. R., 2004 (Mar 5) Re: Elysia papillosa from Cape Verde Islands. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10846

Thanks Kathe,
I must say that with your commentary, and the help of all those who have sent in photos over the last few years, we seem to be getting a clearer picture of the elysiids of the Caribbean. I will remove the misidentified photos from the E. papillosa Fact Sheet. In all the remaining photos I can see a distinct transparent/colourless band near the base of each rhinophore. Is this a constant character of this species? If so, it would seem to be a be a useful way to separate it from other papillose species.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Mar 5). Comment on Re: Elysia papillosa from Cape Verde Islands by Kathe R. Jensen. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10846

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