Notodoris serenae from Malaysia

February 10, 2006
From: Kerem Turker


Hi Bill,
First of all, you are doing a great job on your site both for the sake of nudi lovers and for the information sharing. I have recently discovered your side and happy to check every day to get new info.

Attached you can find two pictures of a nudi, I have photographed in Malaysia, that I am really curious about, as I have not seen anything like this before.

Locality: Mabul Island, Malaysia, Celebes Sea. Depth: 15 meters. Length: ~10 cm. 02 November 2005. muddy (beneath the oil platform). Photographer: Kerem Turker

If you could provide more info about this one I would be glad.
Regards,
Kerem Turker

kerem.turker@pmintl.com

Turker, K., 2006 (Feb 10) Notodoris serenae from Malaysia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15654

Dear Kerem,
This is Notodoris serenae, a large spectacular nudibranch known at present only from the western Pacific.

I should mention that Fahey & Gosliner (2004) came to the conclusion, after the diligent use of cladistic analysis, that Notodoris should be considered part of the genus Aegires, so you will see this species named Aegires serenae by some authors. I am uncomfortable in immediately accepting the results of cladistic analyses, without reflection, or before further studies of this group are undertaken. Part of the scientific method is to test hypotheses. If we just accept things as soon as they are proposed, we miss out a vital step in the scientific method. Fortunately immediate acceptance of cladistic analyses is not yet compulsory, so I prefer to retain Notodoris until further studies of this group are undertaken.

  • Fahey, S. J. & Gosliner, T. M. (2004) A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Aegiridae Fischer, 1883 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Phanerobranchia) with Descriptions of Eight New Species and a Reassessment of Phanerobranch Relationships. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 55, (34): 613–689, 82 figs., 4 tables (Appendix).

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Feb 10). Comment on Notodoris serenae from Malaysia by Kerem Turker. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15654

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