Chromodoris strigata (?) from Mauritius

December 12, 2002
From: Marina Poddubetskaia

Dear Bill,
I'm a little confused with the identification of this Chromodoris. In the beginning I thought it was C. strigata but 2 details are troubling me:
- the black lines besides rhinophores and gills join together
- there is an orange-yellow ring on each rhinophore's sheath

Pereybere, Mauritius, Indian Ocean [Site: Gaetan Patchers]. Depth: 16m, Size: 40-45mm October 17, 2002. Photos: Marina Poddubetskaia - Nembro website

Best wishes,
Marina

nembro@nembro.info

Poddubetskaia, M., 2002 (Dec 12) Chromodoris strigata (?) from Mauritius. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8339

Thanks Marina,
This is an interesting find. It certainly looks quite like C. strigata but it seems to be a much bigger species. Apart from the colour differences you mention, another major difference is the gill colour - a white basal half and and the rest orange. This is similar to the gills of Chromodoris boucheti and one colour form of Chromodoris dianae but unlike the gills of C. strigata. It is possibly an unnamed species so I will call it Chromodoris cf. strigata (2) on the Forum to differentiate from the animal I am already calling Chromodoris cf. strigata.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B, 2002 (Dec 12). Comment on Chromodoris strigata (?) from Mauritius by Marina Poddubetskaia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8339

Factsheet

Chromodoris cf. strigata (2)

Related messages

  1. Re: Chromodoris cf strigata (?) from Mauritius
    From: Sully Bachel, January 23, 2009

Show factsheet and all related messages