Dendrodoris carbunculosa from Sulawesi

April 1, 2000
From: Lindsay Warren

Dear Bill
This specimen was found by Graham Abbott at 11.30am on 6 September 1999 at a depth of 23.7 m on coralline algae on a wall of Pulau Hoga  [Tukang Besi Archipelago, SE Sulawesi, Indonesia - Operation Wallacea].  Size: 32 mm.

The underlying mantle colour is off-white with black surrounding large tubercles.  These have a white base and are capped with orangey brown.  The branchial plume is complex, large and orangey brown in colour.  The rhinophores are club shaped and retractile, white with a dusting of brown.
Photo: Lindsay Warren

What do you reckon it is?
All the best
Lindsay Warren

100014.2112@compuserve.com

Warren, L., 2000 (Apr 1) Dendrodoris carbunculosa from Sulawesi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2183

Dear Lindsay,
This is Dendrodoris carbunculosa, a spectacular large dendrodorid which has often been confused with Dendrodoris tuberculosa.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Apr 1). Comment on Dendrodoris carbunculosa from Sulawesi by Lindsay Warren. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2183

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