Dendrodoris behrensi from California and Mexico

September 26, 2005
From: Jeff Goddard

Hi Bill,
After much anticipation, Dendrodoris sp. 4 of the Sea Slug Forum has finally been described by Sandra Millen and Hans Bertsch as Dendrodoris behrensi, named, of course, after Dave Behrens. I have included an image of a specimen from Bahia Falsa, near San Quintin in northern Baja California.

Locality: Bahia Falsa, San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico. Pacific Ocean. Intertidal. Length: 22 mm. 27 May 2001. Oyster reef. Photographer: Jeff Goddard

In a companion paper, I briefly describe ametamorphic direct development in Dendrodoris behrensi and review what is known about mode of development in the family Dendrodorididae.

  • Millen, S.V. and Bertsch, H. (2005) Two new species of porostome nudibranchs (family Dendrodorididae) from the coasts of California (USA) and Baja California (Mexico). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 56(18):189-199.
  • Goddard, J.H.R. (2005) Ametamorphic direct development in Dendrodoris behrensi (Nudibranchia: Dendrodorididae), with a review of developmental mode in the family. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 56(19): 201-211.

Best wishes,
Jeff

goddard@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Jeffrey H.R. Goddard, 2005 (Sep 26) Dendrodoris behrensi from California and Mexico. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14826

Thanks Jeff,
This animal reminds me very much of Dendrodoris elongata, with its long body, narrow mantle skirt, and anus very near the posterior tip of the body. I hope someone is able to provide me with a photo of Dendrodoris stohleri, the other species from California, described in that paper .
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Sep 26). Comment on Dendrodoris behrensi from California and Mexico by Jeff Goddard. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14826

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