Hypselodoris villafranca to be confirmed

May 19, 2007
From: Dominique Horst

Dear Bill,

This is a new chromodorid for me. I suppose it is Hypselodoris villafranca.
But as usual, the identification of the blue chromodorid is not so easy. More difficulties because the gill was in and I didn't wait enough to see the slug pushing it out.

Locality: Cap d'Antibes, 15m, France, Mediterranean sea, 26 December 2006, rocks. Length: 40mm. Photographer: Dominique Horst.

Many thanks and kind regards,
Dominique

dominique.horst@wanadoo.fr

Horst, D., 2007 (May 19) Hypselodoris villafranca to be confirmed. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19090

Dear Dominique,
With the usual proviso that I have no personal experience with Mediterranean 'blue chromodorids' I would agree that this is Hypselodoris villafranca.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (May 19). Comment on Hypselodoris villafranca to be confirmed by Dominique Horst. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19090

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