Chromodoris tinctoria from Japan
August 30, 2001
From: Jun Imamoto
Dear Bill
Here are some photos of Chromodoris tinctoria which I filmed at Tsuruga Bay and Sagami Bay. It is a design different from the photograph which Mr. Nishina Masayoshi sent. The presence of a spotted design around the mantle edge is a characteristic.
UPPER RIGHT:
Place: Izu-Peninsula Kawana (Sagami-bay, Japan) Depth: 12m, Size: 40-45mm,
Water temperature: 17-18C degrees.
LOWER RIGHT:
Place: Echizen coast(Tsuruga-bay, Japan)
Depth: 4-5m, Size: 25-30mm,
Water temperature: 26-28C degrees.
LOWER LEFT:
Place: Echizen coast (Tsuruga-bay, Japan)
Depth: 4-5m, Size: 35-40mm,
Water temperature: 26-28C degrees.
Those are common sea slugs there, but I am happy if those are helpful for you.
Best Regards,
Jun Imamoto
imamoto@wips.co.jp
Imamoto, J., 2001 (Aug 30) Chromodoris tinctoria from Japan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5164
Thanks Jun,
Unless I am making a big mistake, I think C. tinctoria is a very variably coloured species. Your photos, and the photos in the various messages from Nishina Masayoshi, illustrate some of these colour variations. It would be nice to see photos of different colour forms feeding or mating together.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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