Doriopsilla spaldingi

September 20, 2000
From: Angel Valdés


Dear Bill,

Following on Clinton's message I enclose here a picture of Doriopsilla spaldingi. It was taken by Mike Miller in the La Jolla Canyon, San Diego, California in about 80 ft. of water in the El nino summer of 1998. This species is very easily to recognize by the iridescent blue band around the mantle margin, and it is probably the most beautiful animal I ever had the opportunity to describe.

All the best,
Angel

avaldes@CalAcademy.org

Valdés, A., 2000 (Sep 20) Doriopsilla spaldingi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3043

Dear Angel & Mike,

Thanks very much for the great photo. I have also posted a magnified view of a section of the mantle to show the rough and firm (and warty? or tuberculate?) nature of the mantle of species of the genus Doriopsilla. Also have a look at Mike's Slug Site at http://siolibrary.ucsd.edu/slugsite/nudwk134.htm
for a further photo and more information on this species.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Sep 20). Comment on Doriopsilla spaldingi by Angel Valdés. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3043

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