Chromodoris krohni? from Senegal

May 23, 2003
From: M. Poddubetskaia & P. Petit de Voize


Dear Bill,
I know you ‘like’ blue dorids from Mediterranean: some of them seem quite difficult to identify. So, I thought you could be glad to have this one from Dakar (Senegal, Atlantic) :-)

We would like to have your opinion on this identification, please. Patrice took these photos on the M'bao wrecks in April 1999, at a depth of 10m.

Best wishes,
Marina Poddubetskaia
nembro@nembro.info
Patrice Petit de Voize

PdeVoize@aol.com

Poddubetskaia, M. & Petit de Voize, P., 2003 (May 23) Chromodoris krohni? from Senegal. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9675

Dear Marina and Patrice,
I am pretty sure this is a colour form of Chromodoris krohni. 'Typical' specimens usually have 3 yellowish lines on the mantle and scattered spots of the same colour. In this specimen the three lines seem to be replaced by rows of spots - one median, and one on each side. The colour of the gills and rhinophores is the same and the mantle glands appear as a bluish white band just inside the yellow border. If it is C. krohni it is a bit further south than its known distribution in the Mediterranean and nearby Atlantic. Any comments would be welcome.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (May 23). Comment on Chromodoris krohni? from Senegal by M. Poddubetskaia & P. Petit de Voize. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9675

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