Dendrodoris tuberculosa from India

March 7, 2006
From: Deepak Apte

Can you confirm if the enclosed species is Dendrodoris tuberculosa?

Locality: Lakshadweep, 1m, India, Arabian Sea, 1st Jan 2006, Reef sand. Length: 130mm. Photographer: Deepak Apte.

Deepak Apte

bnhs_conservation@vsnl.net

Apte, D.A., 2006 (Mar 7) Dendrodoris tuberculosa from India. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16023

Dear Deepak,
Yes this is Dendrodoris tuberculosa. As we can see in your photo, the upper side is often very well camouflaged, but the white spots on the underside are very characteristic of the species
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Mar 7). Comment on Dendrodoris tuberculosa from India by Deepak Apte. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16023

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