Jenny Cline wrote:
>
> I have recently acquired what appears to be a hybrid Erosaria moneta x
> caputserpentis. Several of these have been recovered from the Phillipines
> in recent years. How frequently have Conch-L'ers encountered hybridized
> Cypraea?
>
> I can make a digital photo to share if anyone would like to see it, or post
> it on a website.
>
> Jenny Cline
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Jenny,
What an odd coincidence. I have, sitting in front of me, what appears to
be a cross between a Cypraea lynx and a C. tigris. First one I've ever
seen. It's well known that species of Haliotis hybridize, but it never
occurred to me that Cypraea might, as well.
K. Hutsell
San Diego