Dermatobranchus sp. 9

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: ARMININA
Family: Arminidae

PHOTO

Upper Photo: Koh Hu Chang, Pattaya, Chonburi Province, Thailand, Gulf of Thailand, 6 metres, Length: 25 mm. 24 January 2010. Photographer: Lawrence Neal.

This animal has a black background colour and white longitudinal ridges on the mantle, each with a thin yellow line down the midline. Its association with stoloniferous octocorals strongly suggests that it is a species of Dermatobranchus.

This species has similarities to an animal Baba identified as Dermatobranchus striatus (van Hasselt, 1824) [see message #23319].

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2010 (March 11) Dermatobranchus sp. 9 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/dermsp9

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