Re: The Elusive Warty Sea Slug

March 28, 2007
From: Kelly Kingon

Concerning message #14223:

Hi,
I recently saw two of these Dendrodoris warta on a dive about 15 miles south of Carrabelle, Florida. I assume that I am identifying them correctly. They looked just like the pictures taken in Clearwater. They were both huge, at least for nudibranchs. One was about 10 inches long and the other was a couple inches shorter. They were approximately 2-3 inches wide. They were found on natural live bottom at a depth of about 65'. They were seen on Saturday, March 24, 2007. I also saw what I believe was a Hyselodoris picta nearby in the sand. It was between 3 and 4" long. Unfortunately my camera is broken at the moment. I would have loved to have some pictures of them. So I guess you can extend their range further up the Gulf! Very cool critters!

Locality: 15 miles south of Carrabelle, 65', FL, USA, Gulf of Mexico, 24 March 2007, natural live bottom and sand. Length: 10", 8", 3-4"

Cheers,
Kelly Kingon

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Kingon, K.C., 2007 (Mar 28) Re: The Elusive Warty Sea Slug. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19770

Dear Kelly,
Thanks for the record. When you get your canera going again perhaps you could go looking for it again. As I said in the earlier message, it would be nice to get a photo of the underside so we could compare it with similar-looking species from the Indo-West Pacific

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Mar 28). Comment on Re: The Elusive Warty Sea Slug by Kelly Kingon. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19770

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