Dendrodoris from Hong Kong

September 21, 2007
From: Felix Poon

This orange-red seaslug was discovered inside a rock crevice. The rhinophores are lamellate, ribbed.

Locality: Bluff Island (Sha Tong Hau Shan), 6m, Hong Kong, Indo Pacific, 2 Sep 2007, Rock crevice. Length: 7 cm. Photographer: Felix Poon

Felix Poon

ifex@hotmail.com

Poon, F., 2007 (Sep 21) Dendrodoris from Hong Kong. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20653

Dear Felix,

I am pretty sure this is Dendrodoris tuberculosa. This species is rather variable in colour but we have an animal from South Africa on the Forum which could be a match for your animal [message #3503]. The only good way to be sure is to see if it has large white spots on the underside of the mantle.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Sep 21). Comment on Dendrodoris from Hong Kong by Felix Poon. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20653

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