Aldisa erwinkoehleri
Perrone, 2001
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Dorididae
PHOTO
Thailand. In the lower photo the gills can be clearly seen. PHOTOS: Michael Miller.
Another remarkable phyllidiid mimic, reported by Michael Miller in his message below. In this case the dorid is probably best described as a Phyllidia mimic. Compare with Discodoris? liturata, a Phyllidiella mimic. There is also a general mimicry page where flatworm and chromodorid mimics of phyllidiids are described.
NOTE: This species was previously known on the Forum as Doris? sp. 2.
Reference:
• Perrone, A. (2001) A new species of Nudibranchia of the genus Aldisa Bergh (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia) Basteria, 65: 105-116
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (March 11) Aldisa erwinkoehleri Perrone, 2001. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/aldierwi
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From: Dave Behrens, March 13, 2002 -
Phyllidia-mimic from Thailand
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