Hypselodoris villafranca from Portugal

August 5, 2005
From: Ana Rodrigues

Dear Bill
I' m a zoology teacher and I work with invertebrates (benthic ecology). One of the projects we are developing now is related to the biodiversity (animals and plants) of the northern Portuguese shores. We have found two sea slugs (20 mm - 30 mm) in tide pools with rocky bottoms at one of these beaches (Atlantic ocean). Using the sea slug forum (congratulations, it's a very good site) we have identified this one as Hypselodoris villafranca, but the other one which I have sent separately [see message #14467], I can't identify.  The photos were taken by my colleague Victor Quintino.

Locality: Viana do Castelo (Praia do Norte), Portugal, tide pools - 1 m (intertidal). Length: 2-3 cm. 08 May 2005. tide pools - rocky bottom. Photographer: Victor Quintino

Thanks
Ana

anarod@bio.ua.pt

Rodrigues, A, 2005 (Aug 5) Hypselodoris villafranca from Portugal. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14470

Dear Ana,
Thanks for the record, and good luck with your project. If you are going to have many pairs of eyes out looking at things, one very useful activity would be to look for animals 'doing things', such as laying eggs, feeding, mating etc. We know so little about the biology and natural history of even the most common animals, that noting and photographing such events is something valuable that someone with no knowledge can do.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Aug 5). Comment on Hypselodoris villafranca from Portugal by Ana Rodrigues. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14470

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