Dermatobranchus cf. semistriatus

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: ARMININA
Family: Arminidae

PHOTO

South Coast KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA. Shelly Beach (near Port Shepstone) - 32m, 5 March 2000. Size: 20mm. PHOTO: Valda Fraser.

Very similar to Dermatobranchus semistriatus Baba, 1949, described from Japan, but that species lacks the black crescentic mark halfway down the mantle. See message below.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (March 12) Dermatobranchus cf. semistriatus [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/dermcfsemi

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