Thordisa villosa fromWestern Australia

January 13, 1999
From: Clay Bryce

Dear Bill,
I have tentatively identified this photo of mine as Discodoris boholiensis. It is from Legendre Island, Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Depth 10m.
Best wishes,

Clay Bryce.
Western Australian Museum
Perth.

brycec@museum.wa.gov.au

Bryce, C., 1999 (Jan 13) Thordisa villosa fromWestern Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/462

Clay,
I think this is a juvenile of Thordisa villosa which is usually a translucent white to pale yellow with dark brown, often wedge-shaped patches around the mantle edge. It also has whitish tapering papillae on the back, which I can see signs of in your photo.
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Jan 13). Comment on Thordisa villosa fromWestern Australia by Clay Bryce. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/462

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