Goniodoris meracula from southeastern Australia ?

April 7, 2008
From: Andrew Newton


Hello Bill,

Can you help me with an ID. I photographed this ?Polycera under St Leonards Pier in about 3 m.

Have never seen this one here before.

Locality: St Leonards Pier, 3 m, Victoria, Port Phillip, 14 October 2007, Sandy silty. Length: 5 mm. Photographer: Andrew Newton.

Andrew Newton

apnewton@gmail.com

Newton A. P., 2008 (Apr 7) Goniodoris meracula from southeastern Australia ?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20970

Dear Andrew,

This is not a polycerid, but a goniodorid called Goniodoris meracula. It's usually found near, or on, the ascidian it is eating. Often it lives in the hole it excavates in the ascidian's tissue, so it certainly looks a bit awkward crawling over this branching red sea weed. Have a look at the Fact Sheet and the other messages attached to it for more background information on this species

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Apr 7). Comment on Goniodoris meracula from southeastern Australia ? by Andrew Newton. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20970

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