Re: Polycera aurantiomarginata from Senegal

March 28, 2003
From: Juan Lucas Cervera

Dear Bill,
Following Marina's message here are some details about the distribution of Polycera aurantiomarginata:
• In 1989, Ortea & Rolan described Polycera xicoi from Cape Verde Islands, a species similar to P. aurantiomarginata.
• In 2000, Valles et al. recorded and described specimens of P. aurantiomarginata from Angola and Namibia, and considered P. xicoi as a junior synonym of the former.

References:
• Ortea, J. & Rolan, E. (1989) Descripcion de una nueva especie del genero Polycera Cuvier, 1816 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia) del Archipielago de Cabo Verde. Publicaçoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia, 14: 23-28.
• Valles, Y., Valdes, A. & Ortea, J. (2000) On the phanerobranch dorids of Angola (Mollusca, Nudibranchia): a crossroads of temperate and tropical species. Zoosystema, 22(1): 15-31.

Regards.
Lucas.

lucas.cervera@uca.es

Cervera, J.L., 2003 (Mar 28) Re: Polycera aurantiomarginata from Senegal. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9509

Thanks Lucas,
I was not aware of the Valles et al paper. It is very interesting. Of particular interest are their records of the widespread 'tramp' species Polycera hedgpethi, Thecacera pennigera, and Kaloplocamus ramosus from Angola.

Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Mar 28). Comment on Re: Polycera aurantiomarginata from Senegal by Juan Lucas Cervera. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9509

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