Discodoris evelinae from Jamaica
October 9, 2003
From: Ross W. Gundersen
Dear Bill:
Here is another sea slug from Jamaica. As I said in my first message, all specimens were collected from St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, West Indies. Photo: R. Gundersen.
Here is Discodoris evelinae. Found under a rock in Thallassia bed at 2 m depth.
Identified by description from Marcus of Jamaican material. Upper image is a lighter coloured juvenile. Juveniles still have the two characteristic rows of irregular dark spots.
Best wishes,
Ross
ross.gundersen@uwp.edu
Gundersen, R.W., 2003 (Oct 9) Discodoris evelinae from Jamaica. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11113Thanks Ross,
I have also added the photo from your message about Dendrodoris krebsii, where you mention this species' habit of breaking off pieces of its mantle edge when disturbed.
As i say there, Discodoris evelinae may well be the same as the Indo-West Pacific species Discodoris lilacina which is well-known for his habit of breaking off the mantle skirt when disturbed. One of the other names for that species is Discodoris fragilis in recognition of this behaviour. [See autotomy Page.]
Best wishes
Bill Rudman
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