Glossodoris from Great Barrier Reef

July 18, 1999
From: Jim Cruise

Dear Bill,
I think this is a species of Glossodoris. I would be pleased if you could ID this one.

Details are: Little Kelso Reef 18-031, 18 deg 22'S, 146 deg 59'E., 12m, March 1998, 70 mm long. PHOTO: Jim Cruise.

Jim Cruise.

jim.cruise@env.qld.gov.au

Cruise, J., 1999 (Jul 18) Glossodoris from Great Barrier Reef. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1072

Dear Jim,
This is an interesting find. I described this as 'Glossodoris sp. A' in 1986, while reviewing the genus, but as I had only one specimen I was unwilling to give it a name. A few more specimens would be useful to determine its reproductive system and see whether there are sufficient grounds to consider it a distinct species.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Jul 18). Comment on Glossodoris from Great Barrier Reef by Jim Cruise. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1072

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Glossodoris 'sp. A.'

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