Dendrodoris tuberculosa from Egypt

July 11, 2005
From: Natasja Krüger

Does anyone know the name of this big nudibranch? I saw it in a morning dive near Marsa Alam.

Locality: Marsa el Shona (Marsa Alam), Egypt, Red Sea. Depth: 10 m. Length: 20-25 cm. 08 June 2005. Sandy bottom. Photographer: N.S. Krüger

Regards,
N. Krüger

natasjakruger@yahoo.com

Krüger, N.S., 2005 (Jul 11) Dendrodoris tuberculosa from Egypt. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14236

Dear Natasja,
This is Dendrodoris tuberculosa. By coincidence I am posting a message today [#14223] about a similar large dendrodorid from the Caribbean region, Dendrodoris warta. It's interesting how both these species, and a third large one, D. carbunculosa, all have strangely shaped rhinophores in which the rhinophore club sits almost at right angles to the stalk. IN the close-up alongside you can see the prominent compound tubercles which give this species its name.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jul 11). Comment on Dendrodoris tuberculosa from Egypt by Natasja Krüger. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14236

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