White-spotted Glossodoris from S.Africa.

May 29, 2000
From: Valda Fraser


Dear Bill
Before, you tentatively suggested that here we are dealing with one animal, i.e. Glossodoris sp. 7. The more I see these nudibranchs, the more I think they must be different. It's such a pity I can't drag you along to see for yourself!
UPPER: - Park Rynie - 25m, 25mm
Body: cylindrical shape with raised nodules
Foot: short and white
Rhinophores: dark
Gills: very pale
LOWER: - Aliwal Shoal, Umkomaas - 15m, 20mm
Body: cylindrical shape with indentation and nodules which stand out very slightly
Foot: long with same markings as the body
Rhinophores: white, tipped with greenish/brown
Gills: same colouring as rhinophores

What do you think?
Regards
Valda

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Fraser, V., 2000 (May 29) White-spotted Glossodoris from S.Africa.. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2378

Dear Valda,
Your second photos clearly show the same differences as the first two. I know that's not a very big sample but knowing how important such differences are in many species I am more than happy to consider them to be distinct species. It would be nice to get some information on which sponges they feed on and what their egg masses look like. I have split them into Glossodoris sp. 7 and Glossodoris sp. 8.

Best wishes,
Bill.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (May 29). Comment on White-spotted Glossodoris from S.Africa. by Valda Fraser. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2378

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