Chromodoris alius? from Enewetak, Marshall Islands

March 7, 2005
From: Scott Johnson

Hi Bill,

To accompany my other message on Chromodoris alius from Kwajalein [#13185], here are photos of a couple more different individuals from Enewetak. These were in the 25-35 mm size range and seem to have a pustulose appearance similar to C. albopustulosa.

Locality:  Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific. Depth: 5-10 m, Length: 25-35 mm. 1983. Under dead coral on subtidal reef. Photographer: Scott Johnson

Scott

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Johnson, Scott, 2005 (Mar 7) Chromodoris alius? from Enewetak, Marshall Islands. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13186

Dear Scott,
Thanks for these. with your other photos, they certainly suggest that C. alius, C. rufomaculata, C. albopustulosa and C. aureopurpureamay be colour forms of a single species. I discuss this more fully in a separate message [#13260]. In this case you can see that the gills can be edged in opaque white, and there are distinct dark pruple spots in the ligher purple border, which is continuous in these animals. They also have a distinct yellowish submarginal band around the mantle edge.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Mar 7). Comment on Chromodoris alius? from Enewetak, Marshall Islands by Scott Johnson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13186

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