Mating Hydatina amplustre from Reunion Island

January 9, 2009
From: Hugues Flodrops

Concerning message #18346:

Dear Bill,
A picture of a pair of Hydatina amplustre  mating.

Locality: Etang-Salé "Permanent Pool", 1,5 metre, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean, 16 December 2008, Night. Length: 10-20 mm. Photographer: Hugues Flodrops.

Merry Christmas.
Hugues.

hugues.flodrops@wanadoo.fr

Flodrops, H., 2009 (Jan 9) Mating Hydatina amplustre from Reunion Island. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22123

Dear Hugues,

Thanks for both the Christmas Greetings and the record of H. amplustre. It's a puzzle why some species, like this one, are rarely found, while closely related species, such as H. physis, can be so abundant.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Jan 9). Comment on Mating Hydatina amplustre from Reunion Island by Hugues Flodrops. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22123

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