Elysia tomentosa in the Mediterranean?

May 7, 2002
From: Rob Brown

I'm student at Princeton University writing a paper on the Caulerpa problem, and as I was browsing some of the messages on this site I noticed someone mention the presence of Elysia tomentosa off the shores of Turkey (I believe). Has this been documented, and is Elysia tomentosa significantly better adapted to the cold than Elysia subornata, enabling it to survive the winter? Does the scientific community believe that this might be a legitimate (if accidental) control to the invasive Caulerpas?
Thanks kindly
Rob

robertb@princeton.edu

Brown, R., 2002 (May 7) Elysia tomentosa in the Mediterranean?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6893

Dear Rob,
Baki Yokes' message does indicate the presence of Elysia tomentosa or something very similar, in Turkish waters. If you look at subsequent messages on that page you will see Kathe Jensen's comments on the identity of the Turkish animals and also her comments on testing whether it would indeed eat Caulerpa taxifolia.

You ask if the Turkish record has been documented. To my knowledge the message and photos in the Forum are the first record of it from the Mediterranean. If you wish to cite an authority for the record then use the standard citation you will find in small print at the foot of all messages to the Forum. It has become fairly common practice to include reference to messages in the Sea Slug Forum in Literature Cited sections of printed publications.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (May 7). Comment on Elysia tomentosa in the Mediterranean? by Rob Brown. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6893

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