Aegires citrinus from Hawaii

November 12, 2003
From: Keoki Stender

Hi Bill,
Could you ID this little slug collected during the NOW-RAMP 2002 expedition to the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. Perhaps it's a Polycerid?

Date: Sept. 14, 2002
Location: Maro Reef
Habitat: Dead coral head, 10 meters
Length: 10mm

Thanks,
Keoki Stender

fishpicshi@yahoo.com

Stender, K., 2003 (Nov 12) Aegires citrinus from Hawaii. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11341

Dear Keoki,
This is Aegires citrinus. Although it looks quite like a polycerid, it is most closely related to species of the genus Notodoris, which are course much larger. I have had a quick look at the literature and can't see a record from Hawaii but I may be wrong.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Nov 12). Comment on Aegires citrinus from Hawaii by Keoki Stender. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11341

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