Dendrodoris tuberculosa ? from Vietnam
August 4, 2008
From: Hua Thai Tuyen
Concerning message #12381:
Is this Dendrodoris tuberculosa.?
Locality: Tre Island, 2 m, Vietnam, Algae. Length: 12 mm
Hua Thai Tuyen
hthaituyen@yahoo.com
Tuyen, H.T., 2008 (Aug 4) Dendrodoris tuberculosa ? from Vietnam. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21752
Dear Tuyen,
I would agree that this is probably a juvenile Dendrodoris tuberculosa. In the close-up we can see how the tubercules are developing secondary tubercles all around the column. It would have been useful to have a photo of the underside to see if there are any traces of the white spots which are characteristic of this species. It does look quite like a juvenile D. denisoni, but the broken white line on the rhinophores of your animal [middle right photo] is more typical of D. tuberculosa.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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