Cyerce nigricans from sthn Queensland, Australia

April 11, 2008
From: Bruce Wilkie


Hi Bill,
I thought I would send you some photos of what I think is Cyerce nigricans. It fills in another gap in their distribution.

Locality: Shag Rock, Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island. , 10 m, Queensland, Australia.  Pacific ocean., 21 April 2007, Rocky reef, hard and soft corals, sponges.. Length: 30 mm. Photographer: Bruce Wilkie.

Many thanks,
Bruce Wilkie.

brucedwilkie@yahoo.com.au

Wilkie, B, 2008 (Apr 11) Cyerce nigricans from sthn Queensland, Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20961

Thanks Bruce,

This is indeed Cyerce nigricans - as distinct from Cyerce nigra. My Latin is not good enough to tell me whether nigricans should be blacker than nigra but it is a pain that these two very similar descriptive names will always be around to confuse us.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Apr 11). Comment on Cyerce nigricans from sthn Queensland, Australia by Bruce Wilkie. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20961

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