Re: A juvenile Chromodoris sp.14 ? from nthn Mariana Ids

February 8, 2008
From: Yuji Fujie

Concerning message #6459:

Dear Dr.Bill,

Here we have two pictures.
At first, we thought this animal is a juvenile Hexabranchus sanguineus, Hypselodoris rudmani or Chromodoris rufomaculata but they don't really look the same.

How about Chromodoris sp. 14 from Hachijo island ?
I think our animal looks very much like a juvenile body, but nobody seems to have seen an adult body of Chromodoris sp. 14.

Locality: LauLau Beach, 8m, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Ocean, 07 October 2006, hid in a slight depression in the dead coral. Length: 3 mm. Photographer: Yukari Tani and Takao Urasawa.

Best regards,
Yuji

ds-with@isletwind.com

Yuji Fujie, 2008 (Feb 8) Re: A juvenile Chromodoris sp.14 ? from nthn Mariana Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21338

Dear Yuji,

At 3 mm I am sure your animal is a juvenile and juveniles are often difficult to identify. Howevere I am pretty sure your identification is correct. I think the animal from Hachijo Island in the earlier message is most probably an adult or at least has reached its adult shape and proportions. Although 15 mm doesn't seem very long, some species don't grow much bigger than that.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Feb 8). Comment on Re: A juvenile Chromodoris sp.14 ? from nthn Mariana Ids by Yuji Fujie. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21338

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