Mating Doriopsilla albopunctata

August 3, 2003
From: Bruce Wight


Dear Bill,
Johanna and I saw lots of great natural behavior on last weekends dive trip out to San Miguel Island [Channel Islands National Park, California - July 2003]. Here is one of a series of messages I am sending to the Forum showing some images I took during the two day trip.

It is of Dendrodoris fulva. The upper photo shows two yellow animals mating and a lrager one 'watching'. It shows their color variation quite well.

Hope you enjoy the images,
Bruce Wight

bwproductions@earthlink.net

Wight, B., 2003 (Aug 3) Mating Doriopsilla albopunctata. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10649

Thanks Bruce,
As I mentioned recently, Dendrodoris fulva is now considered the same as Doriopsilla albopunctata. I've included a close-up of the mantle to show how the white specks are on slightly raised tubercles
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Aug 3). Comment on Mating Doriopsilla albopunctata by Bruce Wight . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10649

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