Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa from Solomons

October 29, 2000
From: Bruce Potter

Bill,
I thought this find might be interesting to some. I notice that it is only supposed to be found in Japan and the Philipines, but here is one I found near Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Now I know it may be just a one off, rather than indicating a population, although I did find two of them a couple of weeks apart, and about 50 meters apart, so it could conceivably be the same one moving around.
Bruce.

bruce.potter@adventist.org.sb

Potter, B., 2000 (Oct 29) Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa from Solomons. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3243

Dear Bruce,
Yes this is indeed an interesting find. Our existing knowledge of an animal's distribution is only as good as the information at present available to us. One of the aims of the Forum is to encourage interested divers and amateurs to let us all know of the things they find. Your photo is a good example of how you don't need to be a professional slug scientist to increase our knowledge of these animals.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Oct 29). Comment on Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa from Solomons by Bruce Potter. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3243

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