Chromodoris dianae from Sulawesi

July 6, 2002
From: Mary Jane Adams


Hi Bill,
Here are a couple of candidates for the Chromodoris dianae. I shot the upper one at Angel's Window, a coral reef on Lembeh Island on August 9, 2001. It was about 25mm long. The lower one is from Magic Rock, a sand slope with patch reef on the Sulawesi side of Lembeh Strait, Aug. 10, 2001. It was 15mm long. The two divesites are about 8km apart. Are both of these C. dianae?

Best regards,
Mary Jane

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Adams, M J., 2002 (Jul 6) Chromodoris dianae from Sulawesi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6913

Dear Mary Jane,
The upper photo clearly fits the original description of C. dianae but the lower one looks like an aberrant Chromdoris lochi. Some animals get this distinctive bluish tinge but the extra black smudges and the white gill tips are unusual.
Cheers,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jul 6). Comment on Chromodoris dianae from Sulawesi by Mary Jane Adams. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6913

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