Hypselodoris lapislazuli from Galapagos

April 19, 2006
From: Clarke Duncan


Hi Bill,

I think this is Hypselodoris lapislazuli found diving around the Galapagos Islands. Please can you confirm the species (I'm probably wrong). Many thanks!

Locality: Cousin's Rocks, Santiago Island, 15 m, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean, 30 March 2004, Rocky reef, shale bottom. Length: 50 mm. Photographer: Clarke Duncan.

Best regards,
Clarke

clarke_duncan@msn.com

Duncan, C.D., 2006 (Apr 19) Hypselodoris lapislazuli from Galapagos. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16352

Dear Clarke,

I am pretty sure you are right with this identification. The East Pacific has quite a few chromodorid species with this colour pattern but this seems to be the only one with the plain white, or bluish white, mantle border. I am glad to get this photo because it is not a very well known species so every record is valuable - if only to give us a better idea of its colour variability.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Apr 19). Comment on Hypselodoris lapislazuli from Galapagos by Clarke Duncan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16352

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