Dendrodoris senegalensis - juveniles

July 6, 2003
From: Marina Poddubetskaia


Dear Bill,
Here are some juvenile dendrodorids and I think they belong to the same species as the adult in the previous message. But maybe I'm wrong. I let you sort it out. They are just red, like most juvenile dendrodorids. I remember, all of them had relatively long gills, even if it can't always be seen in photos.

Dakar, Senegal, Eastern Atlantic
Site: Terou baye Sogui., Depth: 4m., 30 May 2003. Size: 15mm. Photos: Marina Poddubetskaia - Nembro website

[See other messages for photos of adults and subadults]

Best wishes,
Marina.

nembro@nembro.info

Poddubetskaia, M., 2003 (Jul 6) Dendrodoris senegalensis - juveniles. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10381

Dear Marina,
As you suggest, many species of Dendrodoris have red juveniles, including the 3 similarly coloured species from West Africa which I discuss in a separate message. The gills are relatively large, which would rule out Dendrodoris herytra, so I guess D. senegalensis is the most likely identification. In the upper photo there seems to be seens of dark patches developing, and the gills and rhinophores are tipped with white.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Jul 6). Comment on Dendrodoris senegalensis - juveniles by Marina Poddubetskaia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10381

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