Albinaria caeruleus/coeruleus indeed has bluish patches on its shell.

What is the address for that dictionary?

Aydin

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>coe·ru·le·us
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>I know this term from neuroanatomy where it is used to
>describe a group of
>nerve cells in the base of the brain "locus coeruleus" that
>appear blue,
>possibly due to copper bound to an enzyme there - confirmed by
>looking up
>Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary on the web where it says :
>
>Main Entry: locus coe·ru·le·us
>Variant(s): also locus ce·ru·le·us /-si-'rü-lE-&s/
>Function: noun
>Etymology: New Latin, literally, dark blue place
>Date: circa 1889
>: a blue area of the brain stem with many
>norepinephrine-containing neurons
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>In contrast, caeruleus did not elicit a response from this
>dictionary !!
>
>Bruce L.
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>> caeruleus/a/um is the Latin word for blue.  coeruleus/a/um
>doesn't mean
>> anything that I am aware of, yet I have seen this spelling
>in a number of
>> species names, presumably intended to have the same meaning
>as caeruleus.
>> Anyone know why this is so?
>>
>> Paul M.
>>
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