Re: Hypselodoris carnea v. capensis

December 16, 1999
From: Terry Gosliner

Dear Bill,
To clarify my earlier message I am virtually certain that all of Valda's photos are of H. carnea, not of H. capensis. I dissected a bunch of animals to try to resolve the differences
when I was in South Africa and I never had a single H. capensis from Natal.
Terry

tgosline@CalAcademy.org

Gosliner, T., 1999 (Dec 16) Re: Hypselodoris carnea v. capensis. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1681

Thanks Terry,
It would be intersting to know whether they feed on different sponges, or whether their egg ribbons differ. Not that that would help identify them from photos. I'll place them all under H. carnea. If you have a chance, a photo of H. capensis would be a nice comparison to add to the Forum for those without access to your book.
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Dec 16). Comment on Re: Hypselodoris carnea v. capensis by Terry Gosliner. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1681

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