Chromodoris vibrata? from Hachijo Island , Japan

November 10, 2001
From: Nishina Masayoshi

Dear Rudman,
This animal may be Chromodoris vibrata. I've never seen this at Hachijo Island before. The coloration of the mantle edge is simpler and this animal seems to have a very wider white region on the mantle then Bob Bolland's and Scott Johnson's. This animal is only 5mm length so this is may be juvenile of C. vibrata. So those may not have developed these characteristics.

Date: 3 Nov 2001
Loc: Hachijo Island Japan
Length: 5mm
Depth: 4m

Photo by Nishina Chikako

Best Regards,
Nishina Masayoshi

nishina@wips.co.jp

Nishina, M., 2001 (Nov 10) Chromodoris vibrata? from Hachijo Island , Japan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5632

Dear Nishina,
Thanks for sending Chikako's interesting photos. I am very impressed with the beautiful photos she is taking of such small animals. It certainly looks very similar to C. vibrata and perhaps Bob or Scott have seen juveniles with the same colour pattern. It is also possible it is a colour variant, like the photos of Glossodoris rufomarginata with a very wide white marginal band that Fumio Kihara recently sent to the Forum.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Nov 10). Comment on Chromodoris vibrata? from Hachijo Island , Japan by Nishina Masayoshi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5632

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