Glossodoris cf. pallida from Tofo, Mozambique

August 21, 2007
From: Natasja Vandeperre


Dear Bill,

This nudi looks just the same as the one in your message of Glossodoris cf. pallida

Locality: Tofo, Mozambique, Indian Ocean, 19 July 2007. Photographer: Natasja Vandeperre.

Greetings,
Natasja

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Vandeperre, N., 2007 (Aug 21) Glossodoris cf. pallida from Tofo, Mozambique. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20497

Dear Natasja,

It would be quite valuable if you could include some indication of size in your photos. It does not have to be very precise, but it would be useful to know if we are dealing with a 5 mm long animal or a 5 cm long animal.

I am pretty sure this animal is Glossodoris pallida. The reason I called the one from South Africa Glossodoris cf pallida was because it had no yellow colouration and I thought I should wait until we had a better idea of colour variation before calling it a specimen of G. pallida without yellow colouration.  However your animal has yellow so I have no hesitation in considering it G. pallida. If you look at earlier messages about this species you will see that larger specimens often have a much more folded mantle edge - that is why I wondered what size it was. Even being able to compare it with the animal in your earlier message [#20494] would have been useful. Other species, such as G. symmetricus and G. rufomarginata, also have a much more folded mantle edge in larger animals.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Aug 21). Comment on Glossodoris cf. pallida from Tofo, Mozambique by Natasja Vandeperre. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20497

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