An unusual Glossodoris sp. 4

September 23, 2002
From: Valda Fraser

Dear Bill,
My! I thought I had this Glossodoris sp 4 all buttoned up after seeing hundreds upon hundreds. They prefer deeper water. Now, I find one in a couple of centimeters and ... it got an overdose of yellow colouring to its mantle edge. Maybe that is what “befuddled” its brain!

Locality: Pumula, south coast KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, intertidal zone
Date: August 2002
Size: 35 mm

Regards
Valda Fraser

valdafraser@mweb.co.za

Fraser, V., 2002 (Sep 23) An unusual Glossodoris sp. 4. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7860

Dear Valda,
Don't despair, I think your probably have Glossodoris sp. 4 'buttoned up'. I suspect this is something different. Lindsay Warren has also sent photos of this animal which I am calling Glossodoris sp. 12.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Sep 23). Comment on An unusual Glossodoris sp. 4 by Valda Fraser. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7860

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