A photo of Archidoris montereyensis

October 9, 2000
From: Angel Valdes

Dear Bill and Billy,

Here you have a picture of Archidoris montereyensis, taken in Moss
Landing, California. I hope this will be of some help for Billy's project.

Angel

avaldes@CalAcademy.org

Valdes, A., 2000 (Oct 9) A photo of Archidoris montereyensis. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3148

Thanks Ángel,
I've included a larger version of the middle region of the body so that the spicules that form the skeleton in the skin and the tubercles can be seen.

Billy, if you look carefully you will see pale lines in the tubercles (bumps) and also in the skin of the slug's back. Some nudibranchs have quite a network of these calcareous spicules (pointed rods) in their skin which makes it stronger. Usually slugs with spicules have quite a rough, sometimes even a sand-papery feel, while those without spicules are soft and fleshy to touch.

I hope you got plenty of information from the websites I suggested you have a look at.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

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