Dondice banyulensis
Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: AEOLIDINA
Family: Glaucidae

DISTRIBUTION

Mediterranean and nearby Atlantic coastal waters

PHOTO

Upper: Spain, Cala Joncols (Costa Brava): size 64 mm, depth 17 m, April 20, 2000, divesite "La Caverna" Photo: Erwin Koehler.
Lower: Dugi Otok Island, Croatia, Mediterranean Sea. Photo: Robert Borzymek

Grows to about 70mm in length. It has a characteristic white median line down the body and another along each side beneath the cerata. The rhinophores are lamellate, the lamellae completely encircling the rhinophore.

See Erwin Koehler's message below.

Reference:
• Portmann, A. & Sandmeier, E. (1960). Dondice banyulensis sp. nov. un Eolidien nouveau de la Méditeranée. Rev. Suisse Zool. 67: 159-168, text figs. 1-6

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 23) Dondice banyulensis Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/dondbany

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