Doriopsis granulosa from Kerama Islands

April 27, 1999
From: Rie Nakano

Dear Bill,

Here is another of Mr Atsushi Ono 's images from Kerama Island, near Okinawa which you offered to identify for us.

It was collected on the coral reef, Depth: 5m, Length: 13mm.

Rie Nakano

rie@street.ne.jp

Nakano, R., 1999 (Apr 27) Doriopsis granulosa from Kerama Islands. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/815

Dear Rie,
This is Doriopsis granulosa Pease, 1860. The species of this genus can be recognised by the arrangement of the gills in a horizontal line rather than a circle. Another name for the genus is 'Ctenododoris' which is from the latin word for a comb, which refers to the comb-like appearance of the gills.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Apr 27). Comment on Doriopsis granulosa from Kerama Islands by Rie Nakano. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/815

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