Hypselodoris dollfusi? from Oman

April 24, 2006
From: Karin Thuring

Hello !
Me and my friends found this nudibranch when diving in Oman. It looks like Hypselodoris dollfusi but it  has dark blue rings instead of red (pink). Is it Hypselodoris dollfusi?

Locality: Al Munnassir, 10-12 m, Oman, Gulf of Oman, 6 April 2006, Wreck roof. Length: 5-6 cm. Photographer: Karin Thuring.

Thank you for a very good forum.
Karin Thuring

karin@thuring.com

Thuring, K., 2006 (Apr 24) Hypselodoris dollfusi? from Oman. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16413

Dear Karin,
It certainly looks like H. dollfusi except for the colour of the rings. You do find species of chromodorids with very similar colour patterns, so there is always a possibility this is a different species, but I suspect it is either a strange colour form of H. dollfusi or perhaps the colour in your photo has been affected by depth or by some idiosyncracy in your camera equipment.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Apr 24). Comment on Hypselodoris dollfusi? from Oman by Karin Thuring. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16413

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