Aldisa sp. 1.

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Dorididae

See Rie Nakano's message below.

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Aldisa ? from Taiwan

April 12, 2006
From: Ching-Yao Chan

Dear Bill,

I do not know which species this is ?  Is it Chromodorididae ?
Hope that you can help,

Locality: Kenting, 12 metres, Taiwan, 16 May 2005, Coral Reef. Length: 40 mm. Photographer: C.Y.Chan.

Best wishes,
C.Y.Chan
http://seaslug.myweb.hinet.net/

logic.chan@msa.hinet.net

Dear Ching-Yao,
I am pretty sure this is a species of Aldisa, although I  can't see any sign of the dorsal 'pits' these animals normally have on their mantle. This animal looks quite similar to one from Atsushi Ono [see message #784] which I am calling Aldisa sp. 1.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Apr 12). Comment on Aldisa ? from Taiwan by Ching-Yao Chan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16291

Aldisa from Kerama Island

April 20, 1999
From: Rie Nakano

Dear Bill,

Here is another of Mr Atsushi Ono 's images from Kerama Island, near Okinawa which you offered to identify for us.

It was found on the coral reef, Depth: 6m, Length: 8mm.

Mr.Ono thinks it is Sclerodoris sp. But Mr Cory Pittman said this should probably be Aldisa sp.

Rie Nakano

rie@street.ne.jp

Nakano, R., 1999 (Apr 20) Aldisa from Kerama Island. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/784

Dear Rie,

I think this is almost certainly a species of Aldisa. The two 'pit'-like marks on the back are very characteristic of Aldisa. I have seen one specimen of a very similarly coloured animal which is definitely Aldisa from its radula.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Apr 20). Comment on Aldisa from Kerama Island by Rie Nakano. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/784