Glossodoris hikuerensis
(Pruvot-Fol, 1954)

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Chromodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Indo-West Pacific

PHOTO

Heron Is., Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. December 1981. 80mm long alive. PHOTO: Bill Rudman.

Originally described from the Tuamotu Archipelago, central Pacific, it has a wide distribution from East Africa to Fiji and Queensland. This species is similar in colour and shape to Glossodoris cincta, but the three bands at the mantle border are wider and different colours. In G. hikuerensis there is an outer pale brown band, then a whitish band and an inner dark almost black band.

Reference:
• Rudman, W.B. (1986) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: the genus Glossodoris Ehrenbergh (= Casella, H.& A. Adams). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 86: 101-184.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (April 30) Glossodoris hikuerensis (Pruvot-Fol, 1954). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/gloshiku

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