Discodoris ? from Port Stephens

October 15, 1998
From: David Atkinson

16 September 1998

Hi,
    
I am having trouble differentiating "discodorids ??". I have pictures of 3
(attached)which seem different. I can't work it out from the reference books at my disposal.
All these specimens were photographed at Pt Stephens, New South Wales, over the years. The top one was taken on the 6 Sept 1998 at the Fishermans Co Op site in 5M of water.
    
David Atkinson

atkin@hunterlink.net.au

Atkinson, D., 1998 (Oct 15) Discodoris ? from Port Stephens. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/265

Dear David,
Another slow reply I'm afraid. I think these are all colour forms of the animal I identified for you earlier as the southern dorid Doriopsilla peculiaris.

I'm afraid some of these dorids are difficult to identify just from photos, especially when we are not sure of their geographic ranges at present. .... Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1998 (Oct 15). Comment on Discodoris ? from Port Stephens by David Atkinson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/265

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