Godiva from Solomon Islands

April 23, 2003
From: Bruce Potter

Dear Bill,
Over the Christmas break I did some diving in the Florida group of islands, in the Solomon Islands. On a dive site known as Freight Express I found this slug which I have not been able to identify.
It was on a hard coral garden area at about 12 meters deep. It was about 30mm long. I cannot be certain that the egg ribon belonged to it, but as they were close together, it seems very likely. I found another identical slug about 20 meters away crawling across the sand.
Regards
Bruce Potter.

bruce.potter@adventist.org.sb

Potter, B., 2003 (Apr 23) Godiva from Solomon Islands. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8812

Thanks Bruce,
This is what I am calling Godiva sp. 2. I suspect the egg mass is a dorids rather than an aeolids, and it seems a bit large for this animal.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Apr 23). Comment on Godiva from Solomon Islands by Bruce Potter. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8812

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