Re: Orange form of Dendrodoris nigra from Reunion
December 4, 2007
From: Hugues Flodrops
Concerning message #19586:
Dear Bill and Philibert,
Here is a new specimen from Reunion Island. It's size is about 45-50 mm. Like adults, it have clusters of white spots. It is a new variant orange-yellow form from Reunion of Dendrodoris nigra.
Locality: Etang-Salé, 2 metres, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean, 28 November 2007, Night. Length: 45-50 mm. Photographer: Hugues Flodrops.
Regards.
Hugues.
hugues.flodrops@wanadoo.fr
Flodrops,H., 2007 (Dec 4) Re: Orange form of Dendrodoris nigra from Reunion. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21241
Dear Hugues,
I think this is better described as an 'albino' form or one lacking in black pigment rather than an orange-yellow form. This form with the large white glandular spots surrounded by a ring of smaller spots usually has a dense black background colour. For some reason the pigment is absent in this animal and th yellowish colour is from the viscera showing through the body wall and mantle
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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