Notodoris minor from Solomon Ids

June 10, 2003
From: Bruce Potter

Dear Bill,
I am sending this photo of Notodoris minor for two reasons. It shows the gills better than in any other of my photos, and secondly, I did not even see the shrimp at the time I took the photo, but only saw it when I got it up on my computer.
I found it yesterday on a coral and rubble site on the outskirts of Honiara. it was about 70mm long and at 16m depth.
Regards
Bruce Potter.

bruce.potter@adventist.org.sb

Potter, B., 2003 (Jun 10) Notodoris minor from Solomon Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10136

Thanks Bruce,
Your photo shows the gills extremely well, you don't often see a specimen showing black markings on the gills like this. We used to think the shrimp Periclimenes imperator was an obligate commensal on the Spanish Dancer Hexabranchus but it seems to be happy on any large opisthobranch.
best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Jun 10). Comment on Notodoris minor from Solomon Ids by Bruce Potter. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10136

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