Everted penis

June 30, 2001
From: Jeanette McInnes

Dear Dr Rudman,
I am a dive instructor and nudibranch fancier living in Cairns. I love reading your internet info in the Slug Site; trying to learn more about local critters.

I never expected to have any info of my own worth emailing. I read, however, about a Chromodoris lochi travelling solo with an everted penis. I've seen penile stylets sticking out on the bodies of solo nudibranchs from time to time. The most dazzling ones are the bright blue penile stylets of Chromodoris elisabethina; quite striking against an orange mantle. I've seen this in the Cairns to Osprey Reef area & once on a 5 day holiday at Heron Island [Great Barrier Reef, Queensland].

Happy diving,
Jeanette McInnes

jlmc01@ozemail.com.au

McInnes, J., 2001 (Jun 30) Everted penis. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4668

Thanks Jeanette,
Bill Rudman

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