Glossodoris sedna
(Marcus & Marcus, 1967)

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

DISTRIBUTION

Tropical East Pacific from Mexico to Galapagos Ids. Records from tropical West Atlantic [Florida, Bahamas] considered the result of shipping.

PHOTO

Shallow subtidal off Isla Luz, Bahia de Concepcion, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. February, 1992. Photo: Jeff Goddard.

Body and mantle translucent white with both foot and mantle bordered with three colour bands: an inner opaque white, then red and an outer yellow band. The upper half of the rhinophore clubs and the tips of the gills are red.

Reference:
• Bertsch, H. (1978). The Chromodoridinae Nudibranchs from the Pacific Coast of America – Part III. The genus Chromolaichma and Mexichromis. The Veliger, 21 (1): 70-86.
• Bertsch, H. 1988. Anatomy and Zoogeography of Glossodoris sedna and Chromodoris grahami (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia) in the Tropical Western Atlantic and Caribbean. The Veliger, 30(4): 395-399.
• Lyons, W. G. 1989. Atlantic records of Glossodoris sedna (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia): A Correction. The Veliger, 32(4): 412.

See Jeff Goddard's message.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (October 10) Glossodoris sedna (Marcus & Marcus, 1967). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/glossedn

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