Re: Ken Ashman's Dendrodoris (2)

April 24, 2003
From: Jun Imamoto


Dear Bill,
Here are photos of two more black-spotted specimens to accompany my other message.

Upper Photo:
Osezaki, Suruga Bay, Japan, Depth: 8 m - crawling on sand at night. Length pprox: 14 mm. Temp: 17 C. 9 Nov 2002. Photo: Jun Imamoto

Lower Photos:
Manazuru, Sagami Bay, Japan, Intertidal. Length approx: 7 mm. Temp: 23 C. 19 Oct 2002.
Photos: Jun Imamoto

Best Regards,
Jun Imamoto

imamoto@wips.co.jp

Imamoto, J., 2003 (Apr 24) Re: Ken Ashman's Dendrodoris (2). [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9723

Thanks Jun,
I guess its not a very big sample but the three animals in this message and your other message show a change in colour from red to yellow from the smallest to the largest, which fits the idea I mention in your other message that juvenile D. fumata are red but change colour as they grow older. It would be interesting to see a larger series of photos to see if this is the general rule.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Apr 24). Comment on Re: Ken Ashman's Dendrodoris (2) by Jun Imamoto. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9723

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