Cadlinella ornatissima from Hong Kong

January 28, 2002
From: Bill Rudman & Brian Darvell

Here is some information and photos on Cadlinella ornatissima from Brian Darvell's Hong Kong collections.

This uniquely shaped chromodorid is characterized by a yellow mantle covered in elongate white pink-tipped tubercles. The anatomy and taxonomy were fully reviewed recently (Rudman 1984). Specimens are known to reach 35 mm in length. It is reported to feed on the sponge Halisarca metabola de Laubenfels, 1954 (Johnson and Boucher 1983).

PHOTO:
AM C145659, 3 February 1985, Site 9.160, Yat Chap Mo, Rocky Harbour, 5 m. Depth range: 5-12 m, Hong Kong. Photo: Brian Darvell.

Hong Kong Collection Records:
AM C138146, 27 February 1983, Site 1.4, Ngo Mei Wan, Crescent Is., Mirs Bay, 7 m. AM C139056, 24 April 1983, Site 6.62, Flat Reef, Tolo Channel, 7-12 m. AM C142177, 21 April 1984, Site 10. 103, Pak Ma Tsui (Bay), Port Shelter, 9 m. AM C145659, 3 February 1985, Site 9.160, Yat Chap Mo, Rocky Harbour, 5 m. Depth range: 5-12 m.

Reference:
• Rudman, W.B. & Darvell, B.W. (1990) Opisthobranch molluscs of Hong Kong. Part 1. Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae, (Nudibranchia). Asian Marine Biology, 7: 31-79

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman & Brian Darvell

Rudman, W.B. & Darvell, B.W., 2002 (Jan 28) Cadlinella ornatissima from Hong Kong. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6058

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