Dendrodoris? from Siladen, Indonesia

December 3, 2002
From: Ginette Allard

Dear Bill,
Is this a Dendrodoris?

Data: Siladen Beach (Indonesia ) at low tide, in the sun. 8 to 10 cm. No gills on the back.

Ginette Allard

gigiallard@aol.com

Allard, G., 2002 (Dec 3) Dendrodoris? from Siladen, Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8490

Dear Ginette,
Sitting in the sun at low tide is a sign that this is not a nudibranch. It is in fact an onchidiid, which are a group of marine pulmonates closely related to land snails. They have a lung-like cavity which allows then to breath both in air and in water.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Dec 3). Comment on Dendrodoris? from Siladen, Indonesia by Ginette Allard. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8490

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