Chris,

So, is rubeculum not found in Hawaii?

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From: "Chris Takahashi" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 2:06 AM
Subject: Re: Cymatium gemmatum


> Aloha Cecil!
> Even here in Hawaii all the litterature points to Cymatium gemmatum being
> found here when the ID is actally mundum. It occurs on shallow reefs with
a
> full hairy brown periostracum. The shell's color is white while gemmatum
is
> light brown w/a elongated body. In the Philippines true gemmatum occurs in
> deeper divable depths while mundum are snorkeling depths.
>
> Also our Hawaiian refference material identifies Cymatium vespaceum as
being
> found here when the correct ID should be comptum. True vespaceum isn't
found
> here though both species occur in the Philippines also. Beu's recent work
> clears alot of the confusion. For example Hawaiian beui was once reffered
to
> as a brown rubeculum & some have compared it to occidentale from Florida.
>
> Back to the question in hand there is a true gemmatum & mundum. When
> compared side by side there is no question that there's 2 distinctive
species.
>                                                      Mahalo!  Chris
Takahashi
>
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