Gonidodoris glabra? from Kerama Is.

April 3, 2000
From: Atsushi Ono


Dear Bill,
Thank you for your comments on Polycera? sp.6.

I think these photos are Goniodoris glabra . This animal is very similar to the picture in "OPISTHOBRANCHIA OF SAGAMI BAY".
This color form is of original description of G. glabra, isn't it ?

This is 10mm long, found at 10m depth, on the rope covered with algae, sponges, Hydrozoa and Bryozoa at Kerama Is. near Okinawa in Japan.

Sincerely,
Atsushi Ono

ononini@cosmos.ne.jp

Ono, A., 2000 (Apr 3) Gonidodoris glabra? from Kerama Is.. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2191

Dear Atsushi,
Yes I think these photos are of Goniodoris glabra. They differ only slightly from the earlier photos you sent which I also identified as this species. There is a slight possibility they are different but I would need to look at their anatomy to be sure.

The original description of this species was not in Opisthobranchs of Sagami Bay but in a much earlier paper. I have added to the references at the top of the page. The yellow spots around the mantle edge mentioned in Baba's description are clearly visible in these animals (see inset).

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Apr 3). Comment on Gonidodoris glabra? from Kerama Is. by Atsushi Ono. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2191

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