Re: Another Hypselodoris from Portugal

April 26, 2006
From: Marina Poddubetskaia Ossokine

Concerning message #16336:

Dear Bill and David,
In this animal the rhinophores are plain blue, so it couldn't be H. bilineata (nor H. cantabrica ).

According to the mantle and foot pattern and hidden gills, I think this animal is Hypselodoris tricolor. H. tricolor is more sensible than other blue dorid species. At any disturbance, it tends to hide its gills and sometimes it takes up to 5 minutes to see the gills again. Of course, it doesn't mean all blue dorids with hidden gills are H. tricolor, but it could be an additional clue...

Best regards,
Marina.

nembro@nembro.info

Poddubetskaia Ossokine, M., 2006 (Apr 26) Re: Another Hypselodoris from Portugal. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16443

Thanks Marina,
Familiarity with local populations often gives us valuable little behavioural clues like this.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Apr 26). Comment on Re: Another Hypselodoris from Portugal by Marina Poddubetskaia Ossokine. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16443

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