Re: Spurilla faustina? from New Zealand

November 22, 2006
From: Jeff Goddard

Concerning message #18264:

Hi Bill,

Kimberley Seaward's aeolid [message 18264] reminds me of the Spurilla macleayi I found near Wellington in 2005 [message 14713], and as a reminder, in your response to my message on that find, you stated that S. macleayi and S. faustina are synonyms.

Best,
Jeff

goddard@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Goddard, J.H.R., 2006 (Nov 22) Re: Spurilla faustina? from New Zealand. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/18471

Dear Jeff,
Since it's a while since I returned from Europe I can't blame jetlag ... You are quite right. I did think of Spurilla macleayi, but my image of that species is of eastern Austrakian animals which usually have a ring of gold around the upper part of each ceras and distinct orange marks on the dorsum - both lacking in Kimberley's animal. Your animal from Wellington - which I forgot - is a very good link between Kimberley's animal and eastern Australian animals. Thanks for reminding me

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Nov 22). Comment on Re: Spurilla faustina? from New Zealand by Jeff Goddard. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/18471

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