Durvilledoris cf. pusilla

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Chromodorididae

PHOTO

Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. PHOTO: Scott Johnson.

See Scott Johnson's message below.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (December 9) Durvilledoris cf. pusilla [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/durvcfpu

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Durvilledoris? from Enewetak Atoll

December 13, 1999
From: Scott Johnson


Hi Bill,

This species has some similarities to Durvilledoris pusilla, but I think it could be different. I've seen only two specimens, both taken at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, but both had identical coloration. The dorsum was more purple than any D. pusilla I've seen, the rhinophores deeper orange red, and the gills tipped with bluish-purple.

Scott

johnson@kmr.ll.mit.edu

Dear Scott,
It certainly has similarities to Durvilledoris pusilla but the colour of the gills (red with blue tips) and the foot (all blue) are quite different and reminiscent of Durvilledoris lemniscata.

It would be interesting to look at its anatomy.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Dec 13). Comment on Durvilledoris? from Enewetak Atoll by Scott Johnson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1652