Glossodoris rubroannulata
Rudman, 1986

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Chromodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Known only from Queensland - New South Wales border region and New Caledonia.

PHOTO

Coffs Harbour region, northern New South Wales, March 1986.
Photo: Bill Rudman.

Quite similar in colour to Glossodoris cruenta which differs in having a row of red spots along the inner edge of the white rather than a thin red line along the outer edge.

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(2): 101-184.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1998 (May 26) Glossodoris rubroannulata Rudman, 1986. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/glosrubr

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