Glossodoris hikuerensis from Egypt

July 25, 2006
From: Kamal El Tawil


Dear Bill:

Here is a Glossodoris hikuerensis posing on hard coral. It seemed disturbed by either my close presence or by my strobe light (?). It coiled its body inwards then moved away very slowly.

Locality: Maksour Reef, Fury Shoal, Red sea, 4 metres, Egypt, Red Sea, 10 July 2006. Length: 8-10 cms. Photographer: Kamal El Tawil.

Best regards,
Kamal

kamal@coralworld.net

El Tawil, K., 2006 (Jul 25) Glossodoris hikuerensis from Egypt. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17210

Dear Kamal,
Thanks for these photos. They show the cork-screw like arrangement of the gills at each end of the gill arch. The gills in many species of Glossodoris form an arch around the anal papilla, rather than a circle, . The two ends of the arch curl inwards to form secondary spirals, which when the animals are big, make more room for the gills by spiralling upwards like this.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jul 25). Comment on Glossodoris hikuerensis from Egypt by Kamal El Tawil. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17210

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