Dolabrifera dolabrifera from the Caribbean

July 19, 2004
From: Bryan Thompson


We just received about 20 of these awesome little guys. They are approximately 1". The come from the Caribbean. Can you give me a positive ID on them please?

Thank you,

Bryan Thompson
Blowfish Aquatics

bryan@blowfishaquatics.com

Thompson, B., 2004 (Jul 19) Dolabrifera dolabrifera from the Caribbean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12618

Dear Bryan,
I would say this is the Sea Hare Dolabrifera dolabrifera. The whitish line you can see running along the side of the body is the sperm groove which runs from the genital opening in the small mantle cavity at the back of the body, to the opening to the penis sac which is at the base of the right oral tentacle.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Jul 19). Comment on Dolabrifera dolabrifera from the Caribbean by Bryan Thompson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12618

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