Chromodoris mandapamensis from Thailand
August 14, 2008
From: Lawrence Neal
Hi Bill,
I wonder if you could help with an ID for this slug? It was found under a jetty on a sponge-encrusted pile, about 8 metres deep. It's the first time I've seen it in the area. Perhaps the white-spotted gills could be an identifying feature?
I'm not sure but it looks as though the mantle may have been damaged - an encounter with a fish maybe.
Locality: Saphan Tawaen, Koh Larn, Pattaya, 8 metres, Chonburi, Thailand, Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea, 10 August 2008, Jetty. Length: 25 mm. Photographer: Lawrence Neal.
Really appreciate your help and your website.
Lawrence
lorenzo_n@yahoo.com
Neal, L., 2008 (Aug 14) Chromodoris mandapamensis from Thailand. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21788
Dear Lawrence,
This is Chromodoris mandapamensis, which I suspect, as you will see on the species' Fact Sheet, is probably just a spotted form of C. striatella. I am interested in the pinkish sponge in the bottom right of the upper photo, which seems to have a bit eaten out of it. If you have a photo which shows the sponge more clearly I would be interested in seeing it.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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