Kentrodoris rubescens with one rhinophore

February 3, 2003
From: Danny Van Belle

Hi Bill,
Here a Kentrodoris rubescens from Tulamben, Bali, filmed at 10m depth. Divesite: the river, 15 May 2000.

One rhinophore missing

Cheers,
Danny

dannyvb@hotmail.com

Van Belle, D., 2003 (Feb 3) Kentrodoris rubescens with one rhinophore. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9071

Thanks Danny,
Apart from the missng rhinophore these photos are a useful addition as they show the strange, almost polycerid, shape of this species very clearly. I can't say for certain, but considering that the left rhinophore pocket seems intact, I would think the rhinophore has been lost through misadventure [probably bitten off], rather than as a result of some developmental abnormality.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Feb 3). Comment on Kentrodoris rubescens with one rhinophore by Danny Van Belle. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9071

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