Archidoris montereyensis & Anisodoris

October 12, 2000
From: Bruce Wight


Hi Doc,
Saw your new message on Archidoris montereyensis and thought I could augment the information. Along the California coast we have two dorids that look very similar, both are yellow, both have the pronounced tubercles and are often around the same size. One is Archidoris montereyensis (Upper photo) dusted in sand, as it often times appears, and the other is Anisodoris nobilis (Lower photo). Both of these were taken on the sand in about 25 feet of water at Point Lobos in Monterey California on the same day. As you can see they are very close in appearance. The way I tell them apart is Archidoris has a gill plume that matches its yellow body color and Anisodoris has a white gill plume.
Love your site!
Bruce Wight

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Wight , B. , 2000 (Oct 12) Archidoris montereyensis & Anisodoris. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3161

Dear Bruce,
Thanks for the photos and the helpful information. I see in Dave Behren's book that another difference is that if there is black or dark brown pigment on the mantle then in Anisodoris it is never on the tubercles, while in Archidoris it often is.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Oct 12). Comment on Archidoris montereyensis & Anisodoris by Bruce Wight . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3161

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