Dendrodoris fumata

August 20, 1999
From: Betsey Hansen

Bill,
Here is the black sea slug. I'm afraid this picture isn't very good, though. There was a lot of sediment in the water and on top of the slug.

It was taken under the pier at Clifton Gardens Beach outside of Sydney. If you haven't dove here, it's a must. I still think it was the best dive I ever did. I found 4 different sea slugs, an octopus, a cuttle fish, a dumpling squid, a lion fish, and more. I shot through two rolls of film in no time.

I will send you more sea slugs from off New York soon.

Best Wishes,
Betsey Hansen

Elizabeth.P.Hansen@chase.com

Hansen, E.P., 1999 (Aug 20) Dendrodoris fumata. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1200

Dear Betsey,
It's a pretty severe test when you only send me the gills! I'm pretty sure it Dendrodoris fumata. Its black and has a few large bushy gills. There's nothing else that comes to mind around Sydney.

I must say your picture finally shamed me into finishing the pages on Dendrodoris fumata and Dendrodoris nigra. I had promised to do Dendrodoris nigra to complement the Bacteria in nudibranchs page, but couldn't do that without doing Dendrodoris fumata. And I'm afraid I was not looking forward to doing either, with all their colour forms.

Its certainly amazing that Sydney Harbour, with all its population, and at times pretty severe pollution, still contains a great diversity of marine life. This week a large pregnant Right Whale took up residence about 150 metres off Bondi Beach, and today it moved inside the harbour, perhaps to give birth, and shipping and ferries have been warned to keep clear. Although I'm more into save the snails than save the whales, I must say its an amazing sight.

And to return to something a bit smaller, I look forward to some more sea slugs from New York.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Aug 20). Comment on Dendrodoris fumata by Betsey Hansen. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1200

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