Dendrodoris senegalensis (?) from Senegal

July 7, 2003
From: Marina Poddubetskaia


Dear Bill,

Here is another dendrodorid and it looks a little different from previous ones. For this one I'm hesitating between Dendrodoris grandiflora and D. herytra. Unfortunately, I haven't any good shot of its gills and I don't remember if they are short or quite long.

Date: May 30, 2003
Location: Dakar, Senegal, Eastern Atlantic
Site: Terou baye Sogui
Depth: 4m
Size: 25mm
Photos: Marina Poddubetskaia - Nembro website

Best wishes,
Marina.

nembro@nembro.info

Poddubetskaia, M., 2003 (Jul 7) Dendrodoris senegalensis (?) from Senegal. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10360

Dear Marina,
I think this is one that needs some local knowledge. My first inlination is to think it is a dark colour form of D. senegalensis. As I discuss in my earlier message, this brownish-black mottled form fits the range described by Valdes et al (1996) from Cape Verde Islands.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Jul 7). Comment on Dendrodoris senegalensis (?) from Senegal by Marina Poddubetskaia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10360

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