Unidentified dorid from Mozambique
May 30, 2008
From: Valda Fraser
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Dear Bill
An ugly, brown fellow on the prowl at night. The gills were not visible and I waited and waited. Eventually gave up, but decided to turn it over and photograph the underside. Maybe this will help with identification. Hope you can come up with a name.
Locality: Pomene, 2 m, Mozambique, Indian, 8 May 2008, Estuary. Length: 70 mm. Photographer: Valda Fraser.
Thanks.
Regards
Valda
valdafraser@mweb.co.za
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Dear Valda,
I thought at first this was very similar to Discodoris sp. 2, but then I noticed the dorsum is covered in large tubercles which appear to have a retractile papilla at the tip. Some of the tubercules appear to have a regular axial symmetry with rings of secondary rounded tubercules and ridges but I would need another photo to be sure. Hopefully one of the Californian group who have been looking at these 'flat' dorids will recognise it. The gills look as though it could be a species of Actinocyclus, but the mouth and head region looks quite different [see #14528].
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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