Chromodorid at Point Cartwright

February 3, 1998
From: Wayne Ellis

Bill,
Found a small "chromodorid" at Point Cartwright, Maroochydore, sthn Queensland, 2/2/98, intertidal. 4mm long. Body pink, margin border white with orange/red irregular patches along the border. Rhinophores, white base, top third orange/red. Gills white base, orange/red tips.Foot & tail white. I have a couple of average photos taken at Lord Howe in 87 of the same species & about the same size. Sorry I couldn't see it's radula, it wouldn't smile without the camera! Also found two 2 & 4 mm Discodoris c/f concinnas & two Dendrodoris c/f nigras 4 & 12m.
Regards
Wayne Ellis

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Ellis, W., 1998 (Feb 3) Chromodorid at Point Cartwright. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/88

It is Noumea simplex. There are a group of these little pink chromodorids all very similarly coloured. One interesting thing to keep a look out for in these beasts is whether they wriggle their gills rhythmically..some species do, some like N. simplex don't... Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 1998 (Feb 3). Comment on Chromodorid at Point Cartwright by Wayne Ellis. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/88

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