Doris bertheloti
(d'Orbigny, 1839)
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Dorididae
DISTRIBUTION
Mediterranean and East Atlantic, including the Canary Islands.
PHOTO
Dakar, Senegal, Eastern Atlantic, Depth: 4m., 30-35mm long. June 02, 2003. Photo: Marina Poddubetskaia
The mantle is firm and leathery and completely covered by different sized tubercles. The biggest ones are arranged along the notal ridge. The rhinophores bear about 30 leaflets. There are 5-6 tripinnate gills. The oral tentacles are triangular and conspicuous. The general body colour is uniform grey, with whitish blotches along the notal edge and dark areas on the longitudinal ridge down the midline. Known to grow to at least 38mm in length.
Found under stones, in shallow waters.
References:
• Cattaneo-Vietti, R. Chemello, R. & Giannuzzi-Savelli, R. (eds) (1990). Atlas of Meditteranean Nudibranchs. Editrice La Conchiglia, Roma. 264 pp.
• d'Orbigny, A. (1839). Mollusques, échinodermes, foraminifères et polypiers recueillis aux iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. Partie 2, Mollusques. pp. 1-117
• Ortea, J. & Bacallado, J. (1981). Les Dorididae (Gastropoda) décrits des Canaries par Alcide d’Orbigny. Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat., Paris, 4(3): 767-776
Rudman, W.B., 2003 (September 14) Doris bertheloti (d'Orbigny, 1839). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/doribert
