Brown Doriopsis granulosa from New Caledonia
March 7, 2003
From: Bill Rudman
Here is a greenish brown Doriopsis which previously would have been identified as D. viridis. I assume from its feeding on this orange sponge that it is a colour form of Doriopsis granulosa.
Photo: Pointe de Babouillat, near Koumac, New Caledonia, 20°22.4'S, 164°6.8'E, Intertidal, coral rubble reef, shallow lagoon 13 October 1993, 7mm long alive, on orange sponge, AM C200465. Photos: Bill Rudman.
Cheers,
Bill Rudman
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