Colour in Durvilledoris lemniscata from Reunion

June 19, 2007
From: Hugues Flodrops

Concerning message #12978:

Dear Bill,
Here are two specimens from the same pool of Etang-Salé to illustrate the variation of this beautiful nudi, Durvilledoris lemniscata.

The first specimen has a pair of reddish-purple lines on each side of the broad median creamy white band. Size about 35 mm, depth 0,5 metre and date observed: 5 april 2007.
The second has only a faint trace of the second reddish-purple line; size about 30 mm, depth 0,5 metre and date observed 8 april 2007.

Locality: Etang-Salé, 0,5 metre, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean, 5 and 8 april 2007. Length: 35 mm and 30 mm. Photographer: Hugues Flodrops.

Long life to the forum.
Regards.
Hugues;

hugues.flodrops@wanadoo.fr

Flodrops, H., 2007 (Jun 19) Colour in Durvilledoris lemniscata from Reunion. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19987

Thanks Hugues,
It is indeed a beautiful species. It also has a very special French connection, being first reported from Mauritius by the famous French naturalists, Quoy & Gaimard, who were on board Dumont D'Urville's  Voyage of the Astrolabe between 1826-1829 - one of the first European voyages of discovery. More recently, I placed the species in a separate genus, which I named Durvilledoris, in recognition of the leader of that famous expedition

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Jun 19). Comment on Colour in Durvilledoris lemniscata from Reunion by Hugues Flodrops. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19987

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