Dermatobranchus ornatus ? from East Timor

April 12, 2006
From: Nick Hobgood

Dear Bill,

These two individuals come closest to Dermatobranchus ornatus from the samples on the forum but not quite. Can you please confirm ?

Locality: Beach, 12 meters, East Timor, Banda Sea, 08 April 2006, Near shore. Length: 30mm. Photographer: Nick Hobgood.

Nick Hobgood

nick@congo-pages.org

Hobgood, N., 2006 (Apr 12) Dermatobranchus ornatus ? from East Timor. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16279

Dear Nick,
Yes this is Dermatobranchus ornatus. It is one of the few species of the genus in which the mantle is lacking longituninal ridges. I hadn't realised until know just how similar in colour and shape this species is to a soft-coral colony. Each of the tubercles could be mistaken for a half extended soft-coral polyp.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Apr 12). Comment on Dermatobranchus ornatus ? from East Timor by Nick Hobgood. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16279

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