Doris verrucosa
Linnaeus, 1758
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Dorididae
DISTRIBUTION
Mediterranean and Atlantic coast of Europe as far as the British Isles, where it is a rare visitor. Also in west Atlantic from Brazil borth to Massachusetts.
PHOTO
Banyuls sur Mer, Southern France,1988. Lower photo an enlargement of gill pocket to show characteristic large tubercles. PHOTO: Daniel L. Geiger.
Large species growing to 70mm in length. body grey or yellowish with tubercles of varying sizes. The gill pocket is surrounded by up to eight very large tubercles, and there are a pair on each rhinophore pocket.
Reference:
• Thompson, T.E. & Brown, G.H. (1984) Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs, Vol 2. Ray Society: London.
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (October 19) Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/doriverr
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