Actinocyclus papillatus from Hong Kong

March 1, 2007
From: Felix Poon

Dear Bill<

Is this a Dendrodoris denisoni? The slug is not very slug-shaped and has many blue "eyes". There are 2 pink rhinophore which are facing us.

Locality: Trio Island, 10 m, Hong Kong, Indopacific, 2 Oct 2006, On rock. Length: 13 cm. Photographer: Felix Poon.

Thanks
Felix Poon

ifex@hotmail.com

Poon, F., 2007 (Mar 1) Actinocyclus papillatus from Hong Kong. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19531

Dear Felix,

This is Actinocyclus papillatus, which sometimes sits in strange distorted shapes. I haven't seen one before with the dark spot at the tips of the tubercles looking so blue. The egg ribbon looks very like that of the other species of Actinocyclus, A. verrucosus [messages #14472; #262]

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Mar 1). Comment on Actinocyclus papillatus from Hong Kong by Felix Poon. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19531

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