Elysia rufescens from Reunion Island

June 22, 2006
From: Hugues Flodrops

Dear Bill,
I found this Elysia at Reunion Island, Indian Ocean. Is it Elysia ornata  or E. rufescens? I ask the same question of Philibert Bidgrain but it seems this is the first record of this species from Indian Ocean. Can you identify this from a single photo?

Locality: Tour de Boucan, 12-15 metres, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean, 3 August 2003, Temp: 24 degrees C. Length: 40 mm. Photographer: Flodrops Hugues.

Best regards,
Hugues.

hugues.flodrops@wanadoo.fr

Flodrops, H, 2006 (Jun 22) Elysia rufescens from Reunion Island. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16935

Dear Hugues,
This is E. rufescens, which has been rarely reported from the western side of the Indian Ocean. In fact the only record I can find is Terry Gosliner's report of a single animal from the Indian Ocean coast of Sth Africa (Gosliner, 1987). 
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jun 22). Comment on Elysia rufescens from Reunion Island by Hugues Flodrops . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16935

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