Doto ussi from Sulawesi

July 1, 2003
From: Mary Jane Adams


Hi Bill,
These little slugs look to me like Neville Coleman's picture of Doto ussi in 1001 Nudibranchs. There were several more on the stalk of this hydroid colony at 6 meters on a coral reef slope. They were all about 10mm long.

Divesite: Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia. April 15, 2002

Best regards,
Mary Jane

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Adams, M J., 2003 (Jul 1) Doto ussi from Sulawesi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6863

Thanks Mary Jane,
At the moment I can't confirm its identity because I haven't seen the original description. I have recently found a reference but an inter-library loan request I have filed seems to be lost. Your animal certainly looks like Neville's photos. He reports it feeding on Aglaophenia cupressina which could well be the hydroid in your photos.

• Ortéa J. (1982) Una nueva especie de Doto (Mollusca, Dendronotacea) de las islas Comores. Cahiers de Biologie marine, Roscoff, 23: 1-7. [Résultats de la campagne océanographique "Benthédi"- 1977].

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Jul 1). Comment on Doto ussi from Sulawesi by Mary Jane Adams. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6863

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