Glossodoris sibogae
(Bergh, 1905)

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

DISTRIBUTION

Known only from Indonesia, Fiji and French Polynesia.

PHOTO

Rangiroa, French Polynesia, August, 2000. Photo: Daniel L. Geiger.

Similar in shape and colour to Glossodoris atromarginata but colour much more intense, with background colour a bright brownish yellow. Differs from G. atromarginata in having radular teeth of half the size.

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

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (December 18) Glossodoris sibogae (Bergh, 1905). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/glossibo

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