Discodoris rosi
Ortea, 1979

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

DISTRIBUTION

Atlantic coast of France, Atlantic and Mediterranean coast of Spain.

PHOTO

Upper: Belle-ile, Brittany, France, Atlantic Ocean. Site: Penhouet., Depth: 7m, Size: 15-20mm. August 16, 2002. Lower: two animals copulating. Belle-ile, Brittany, France, Atlantic Ocean. Site: La Cathedrale. Depth: 11m., Size: about 20mm, August 17, 2002. Photos: Marina Poddubetskaia

Ranges in colour from translucent orange or yellow to almost black, with a distinctive pattern of large white rings over mantle. The mantle is covered with small caryophyllidia [tubercles with radiating spicules].

Reference:
• Ortea, J.A. (1979) Deux nouveaux Doridiens (Mollusca, Nudibranchiata) de la cote nord d'Espagne. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, 4(1), Section A, Zoologie, Biologie et Ecologie Animales, 3: 575-584.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (September 24) Discodoris rosi Ortea, 1979 . [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/discrosi

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