Odontoglaja guamensis from South Africa

June 29, 2005
From: Colin Ogden

Hi Bill,
I cant find this nudi in any of my books. Is it a member of the chelidonura family. Thanks a ton

Locality: Sodwana Bay, South Africa. Indian Ocean coast. Depth: 22 metres. Length: 25 mm. June 2005. Coral reef. Photographer: Colin Ogden

Regards
Colin

scubaco@iafrica.com

Ogden C M, 2005 (Jun 29) Odontoglaja guamensis from South Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14101

Dear Colin,
Yes this is related to Chelidonura. I am pretty sure it is Odontoglaja guamensis, but your size of 25 mm seems rather large. From my experience it seldom grows larger than 10 mm - which is not to say it does not grow larger but it would be nice if you could confirm that.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jun 29). Comment on Odontoglaja guamensis from South Africa by Colin Ogden. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14101

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