Dendrodoris tuberculosa ? from Vietnam

August 4, 2008
From: Hua Thai Tuyen

Concerning message #12381:

Is this Dendrodoris tuberculosa.?

Locality: Tre Island, 2 m, Vietnam, Algae. Length: 12 mm

Hua Thai Tuyen

hthaituyen@yahoo.com

Tuyen, H.T., 2008 (Aug 4) Dendrodoris tuberculosa ? from Vietnam. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21752

Dear Tuyen,

I would agree that this is probably a juvenile Dendrodoris tuberculosa. In the close-up we can see how the tubercules are developing secondary tubercles all around the column. It would have been useful to have a photo of the underside to see if there are any traces of the white spots which are characteristic of this species. It does look quite like a juvenile D. denisoni, but the broken white line on the rhinophores of your animal [middle right photo] is more typical of D. tuberculosa.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Aug 4). Comment on Dendrodoris tuberculosa ? from Vietnam by Hua Thai Tuyen. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21752

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