Durvilledoris pusilla from Wakatobi, Indonesia

October 24, 2005
From: F.C. Castillo

Dear Dr Rudman,
I would appreciate your help in identifying this tiny nudibranch (about 1 cm in length) found at the Fan Garden divesite near Wakatobi in about 18 m of water. Its shape looks similar to that of Chromodoris fidelis, it even has the blue fringe between the two colour areas, but of course the colours are inverted, with the reddish tone inside and the creamy tone in the outer part of the mantle and in the foot.

The picture was taken on 15 September 2005.

Thank you so much.

Fuensanta Candela Castillo

Candela Castillo, F., 2005 (Oct 24) Durvilledoris pusilla from Wakatobi, Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15093

Dear Fuensanta,
This is Durvilledoris pusilla. If you have  a look at the Noumea purpurea colour group Fact Sheet you will see this colourful animal is just one of a group of similarly coloured species
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Oct 24). Comment on Durvilledoris pusilla from Wakatobi, Indonesia by F.C. Castillo. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15093

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