Re: Doris verrucosa from Mediterranean France

October 7, 2009
From: Dominique Horst

Concerning message #7198:

Hi Bill,

We met many Doris verrucosa recently which let us appreciate their colour variation. It seems that the brown line on their back is not an obvious character?

Locality: Thau, 5m, France, Mediterranean sea, 28 June 2009. Length: 35 mm. Photographer: Dominique Horst.

Best regards
Dominique

dominique.horst@wanadoo.fr

Horst, D., 2009 (Oct 7) Re: Doris verrucosa from Mediterranean France. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22575

Thanks Dom,

I am always told this is a very common European species, but we don't have many examples on the Forum. It certainly seems quite varaible in colour - at least in the yellowish brown range. From what I can gather, probably the most characteristic external feature is the presence of large elongate tubercles around the edge of the gill pocket. I have roughly outlined them in one of the close-ups above.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Oct 7). Comment on Re: Doris verrucosa from Mediterranean France by Dominique Horst. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22575

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