Dendrodoris fumata from Singapore

June 16, 2006
From: Ron Yeo

Hi,
I'm a nature volunteer from Singapore. Found this nudibranch at Chek Jawa, an intertidal flat on an island called Pulau Ubin.

Looks like it is laying egs.

Locality: Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin, Singapore, 30 cm, Singapore, Strait of Johor, 11 June 2006, Intertidal. Length: 4 cm. Photographer: Ron Yeo.

Would really appreciate it if you can assist to identify it.

Thanks,
Ron Yeo

ronyeo@bigfoot.com

Yeo, R, 2006 (Jun 16) Dendrodoris fumata from Singapore. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16876

Dear Ron,
It certainly looks like it is laying eggs. I am pretty sure this is one of the colour varieties of Dendrodoris fumata. This species is often red as a juvenile and black as an adult, but often some animals stay red as they mature. Another species, Dendrodoris nigra, has a similar colour change, but it does not have this dark mottling on the mantle as in your animal.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jun 16). Comment on Dendrodoris fumata from Singapore by Ron Yeo. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16876

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