Re: Glossodoris dendrobranchia? from Guam

June 27, 2002
From: Clay & Patty Jo

Bill,
We are treating this animal, as well as the black margined form, as G. atromarginata. All have dark brown/black lamella on the rhinophores and the branchia are the same color. The 'stalk' of the rhinophores is yellowish. Some of our photos show a faint off-white line where the black margin would be expected. There could be two species involved, but at this point in time we doubt it.
Clay & Patty Jo

ccarlson@kuentos.guam.net

Carlson, C. & Hoff, P.J., 2002 (Jun 27) Re: Glossodoris dendrobranchia? from Guam. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7371

Note added 5 Feb 2007: This is most probably Glossodoris tibboeli [see message #19385]

Thanks Clay & Patty Jo,
I have just received a message from Nishina Masayoshi with an excellent photo taken by his wife, Chikako, illustrating the colour points you mention above and showing that it doesn't have the branching gills of G. dendrobranchia. It certainly has similarities to G. atromarginata, but so does G. sibogae. So that this 'colour form' doesn't get lost I think I'll put it on a Glossodoris cf. atromarginata page until someone has a look at its anatomy.
Cheers,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jun 27). Comment on Re: Glossodoris dendrobranchia? from Guam by Clay & Patty Jo. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7371

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