Hypselodoris fucata from Mombasa, Kenya

May 17, 2005
From: Valérie Besnard

Dear Bill,
 
During a stay in Kenya (March 2005), I've seen this sea slug that I couldn't identify. It looks like Hypselodoris kaname?
 
Diani, Mombasa south, Kenya. 13 March 2005, size 5 cm, depth 20m, wreck. Photo: Valérie Besnard
 
Thank you very much for your help !
Best regards,
Valérie

valeriebesnard@aol.com

Besnard, V., 2005 (May 17) Hypselodoris fucata from Mombasa, Kenya. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13773

Dear Valérie,
I am pretty sure this is Hypselodoris fucata, which is quite interesting, as we know very little about this species apart from its description from Natal, South Africa. In specimens from there, the longitudinal lines down the mantle are orange-red in colour and only the submarginal line, alongside the yellow border, is purple. In your animal all the longitudinal lines are purple. So far this species has only been reported from the northeast coast of South Africa. 
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 17). Comment on Hypselodoris fucata from Mombasa, Kenya by Valérie Besnard. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13773

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