Elongate dorid from South Africa

September 20, 2000
From: Valda Fraser

Dear Bill
A white nudibranch with black spots, but who is he? Hope you know! Tear yourself away from the Olympic action.

Locality: Park Rynie, south coast KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA, 28m
Date: September 2000
Size: 15mm
Thanks.
Valda

valdafraser@mweb.co.za

Fraser, V., 2000 (Sep 20) Elongate dorid from South Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3039

Dear Valda,
It's a bit hard to avoid the Olympics at the moment. Apart from the sport, there seems to be a marathon party going on in the streets of Sydney day and night as well.

Mind you this animal has taking my mind off the Olympics for a moment. It looks very interesting, but I am afraid I have no idea what it is. It seems to lack gills (or are the retracted?) and is very elongate. Perhaps a dendrodorid?

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Sep 20). Comment on Elongate dorid from South Africa by Valda Fraser. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3039

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