Peltodoris nobilis
(MacFarland, 1905)
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Dorididae
DISTRIBUTION
West Coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.
PHOTO
Upper: on sand in about 25 feet of water at Point Lobos, Monterey, California. Lower: off San Miguel Island California. Photos: Bruce Wight.
Formerly known as Anisodoris nobilis, then Diaulula nobilis - see message #8419. Now placed in Peltodoris - see message #16240
Similar in shape and colour to Archidoris montereyensis there are a few external differences which can be used to identify them. In Peltodoris nobilis the gills are white-tipped and black or dark brown pigment, if present, does not occur on the tubercles. In Archidoris montereyensis the gills are the same yellow colour as the mantle and dark pigment often darkens some of the tubercles. See Bruce Wight's message comparing the two species.
"By the way, Anisodoris nobilis is the only one of these [sea-lemon] dorids with a distinct lemon scent. Its citrus fruit aroma is quite pleasant and usually only given off when the animal is handled." See Sandra Millen's message.
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MacFarland, F.M. (1905). A preliminary account of the Dorididae of the Monterey Bay, California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 18: 35-54
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Valdés, A. & Gosliner, T. M. 2001. Systematics and phylogeny of the caryophyllidia-bearing dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the description of a new genus and four new species from Indo-Pacific deep waters. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 133: 103-198.
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Valdés, A. 2002. A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 136: 535-636.
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (October 11) Peltodoris nobilis (MacFarland, 1905). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/anisnobi
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