Re: Hypselodoris bilineata? from Senegal

June 9, 2006
From: Marina P. Ossokine

Concerning message #16619:

Dear Bill,
Thank you for your identification of Hypselodoris malacitana from Dakar. I didn't thought about this species because originally it was considered as restricted to the Mediterranean, but I agree that externally Senegalese animals fit this species quite well. Hypselodoris malacitana always troubled me because externally it is almost identical to Atlantic Hypselodoris cantabrica. Are they really different? Unfortunately I don't have Ortea et al (1996) paper to see better the differences.

Best wishes,
Marina.

nembro@nembro.info

Poddubetskaia Ossokine, M., 2006 (Jun 9) Re: Hypselodoris bilineata? from Senegal. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16826

Dear Marina,
I totally agree with your doubts about H. cantabrica and H. malacitana which I have discussed in an earlier message [#14740]. Clearly there is more work to be done with this group. I don't suppose you would have any photos of the egg ribbons of Seneglaese animals. It would be nice to compare them with your photos of H. cantabrica [#12746 ].

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jun 9). Comment on Re: Hypselodoris bilineata? from Senegal by Marina P. Ossokine. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16826

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