Discodoris evelinae? from Florida

September 26, 2002
From: Linda Ianniello

Dear Bill,
Attached is a photo of what could either be Discodoris evelinae (from the photo and description in Paul Humann's book) or Discodoris spp - Atlantic Warm Water - on the forum. It was found in the same area that Anne DuPont found the Discodoris spp - at West Palm Beach, Florida, at a depth of about 12 feet. However the skin texture appears different. What do you think?
Regards,
Linda I.

lindai@us.ibm.com

Ianniello, L., 2002 (Sep 26) Discodoris evelinae? from Florida. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7985

Dear Linda,
What do I think? I think it is best to leave this group alone until a resident worker decides to study them in some detail so we can get an idea of colour variation and comparative anatomy. Many species have been described, but whether they are good species or not cannot be determined by our present knowledge. So at the moment I can only leave it on the 'Discodoris spp - Atlantic Warm Water' page. using 'spp' as I have here is shorthand for species [plural]. Its a place to 'dump' all Discodoris - looking animals. It could be there are more than one species here, certainly your animal and Anne's could easily be different species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B, 2002 (Sep 26). Comment on Discodoris evelinae? from Florida by Linda Ianniello. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7985

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