Godiva sp. 2

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: AEOLIDINA
Family: Glaucidae

DISTRIBUTION

Known only from the Solomon Ids.

PHOTO

Twin Tunnels, Solomon Ids, November, 1997. 4-5cm long. Photo: Mary Jane Adams.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 11) Godiva sp. 2 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/godisp2

Related messages


Godiva from Solomon Islands

April 23, 2003
From: Bruce Potter

Dear Bill,
Over the Christmas break I did some diving in the Florida group of islands, in the Solomon Islands. On a dive site known as Freight Express I found this slug which I have not been able to identify.
It was on a hard coral garden area at about 12 meters deep. It was about 30mm long. I cannot be certain that the egg ribon belonged to it, but as they were close together, it seems very likely. I found another identical slug about 20 meters away crawling across the sand.
Regards
Bruce Potter.

bruce.potter@adventist.org.sb

Potter, B., 2003 (Apr 23) Godiva from Solomon Islands. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8812

Thanks Bruce,
This is what I am calling Godiva sp. 2. I suspect the egg mass is a dorids rather than an aeolids, and it seems a bit large for this animal.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Apr 23). Comment on Godiva from Solomon Islands by Bruce Potter. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8812

Aeolid from the Solomon Islands

July 15, 2002
From: Mary Jane Adams

Hi Bill,
I was catching up on the Forum messages and recognized a slug picture from Bruce Potter. I believe it is the same species I photographed at Twin Tunnels in the Solomons in November, 1997. There were lots of them on this divesite at that time. They were about 4-5cm. long and seemed more colorful than they appear on film. I have looked for them on several subsequent dive trips, but haven't found any. Terry Goslinger told me it is an undescribed Godiva species. I am glad this
beautiful creature is making a come-back.

Best regards,
Mary Jane

divepng@yahoo.com

Adams, M J., 2002 (Jul 15) Aeolid from the Solomon Islands. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6878

Thanks Mary Jane,
Now that we have more than one record, I'll give them their own page, as things tend to get lost on the unidentified pages. I am happy with Terry's suggestion that it is probably a spcies of Godiva so I'll call it Godiva sp. 2.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jul 15). Comment on Aeolid from the Solomon Islands by Mary Jane Adams. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6878

Aeolid from Solomon Ids

April 12, 2002
From: Bruce Potter

Bill,
I found this one on Twin Tunnels, in the Florida Group, Solomon Islands. It was at about 20 meters. Can you ID it for me?
Thanks,
Bruce Potter.

bruce.potter@adventist.org.sb

Potter, B., 2002 (Apr 12) Aeolid from Solomon Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4125

Dear Bruce,
This is an aeolid, almost certainly of the family Glaucidae. It has a very distinctive colour pattern but I can't say I recognise off hand.
Bill Rudman