Discodoris schmeltziana from Papua New Guinea

March 9, 2005
From: Mary Jane Adams

Hi Bill,
I have used the Forum dozens of times to help me ID my nudibranch photos. It is very helpful to have images of multiple specimens from different localities to show variations in size and color pattern.  This is one I couldn't find on the Forum so I asked to Terry Gosliner to identify it for me. He said it is Discodoris schmeltziana, Bergh, 1877. It looks a lot like D. boholiensis except for the purple tubercles surrounded by yellow ones.

Locality: Gonubalabala Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Depth: 12 m. Length: about 40 mm. 21 Jan 2005. Sand slope with patch reef. Photographer: Mary Jane Adams

Best regards,
Mary Jane

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Adams, M.J., 2005 (Mar 9) Discodoris schmeltziana from Papua New Guinea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13257

Dear Mary Jane,
Thanks for a new species for the Forum. I've prepared a brief Fact Sheet on the species, and included the original colour paintings of the animal. My understanding is that Discodoris schmeltziana Bergh, 1877 is just a name in a list and it wasn't validly used until 1880. It would be interesting to know how accurate the painting of the colour of the underside of the mantle and the foot is. It certainly looks quite distinctive. Have you by chance a photo showing the underside?

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Mar 9). Comment on Discodoris schmeltziana from Papua New Guinea by Mary Jane Adams. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13257

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Discodoris schmeltziana

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