Unknown dorid from the Caribbean

July 19, 2005
From: Sean Kearney

Dear Bill:
I got this pic the other night while on a dive at Cayman Brac. There were several of these dorids feeding on a vase sponge.There were a few white ones, juveniles I believe. I do have a picture, but not very clear.

Locality: Charley's Reef., Cayman Brac, Caribbean. Depth: 30 ft. Length: 1/2 to 3/4 inch. 15 July, 2005. Just prior to Hurricane Emily. Photographer: Sean Kearney

Can you please help identify it? Thanks for a terrific site.
Regards,
Sean Kearney

skearney@dc.rr.com

Kearney, S., 2005 (Jul 19) Unknown dorid from the Caribbean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14282

Dear Sean,
I can't identify it off hand. There are quite a few nodulose dorids described from the Caribbean from very few, often preserved animals so identifying luve animals from photographs is very difficult, and will remain so until we have a better idea of the fauna. If we are lucky someone may recognise it from their research
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jul 19). Comment on Unknown dorid from the Caribbean by Sean Kearney. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14282

Factsheet

Unidentified - Caribbean and South America (Atlantic)

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