Sclerodoris sp. 2

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Dorididae

PHOTO

Locality: Eelgrass Beds, Garapan, 1.5 m, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Ocean, 18 July 2007, Crawling on the sand. Length: 100 mm. Photographer: Yuji Fujie.

Tentatively placed in the genus Sclerodoris, but anatomical studies will be needed to determine its relationships.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2008 (July 29) Sclerodoris sp. 2 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/sclesp2

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Sclerodoris ? from the Mariana Islands

August 4, 2008
From: Yuji Fujie


Dear Dr.Bill,

Here I have three pictures. At first, we thought this was Sebadoris nubilosa, but this animal has a different style of papillae, underside of the mantle and foot.
How about Sclerodoris apiculata? .

Locality: Eelgrass Beds, Garapan, 1.5 m, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Ocean, 18 July 2007, Crawling on the sand. Length: 100 mm. Photographer: Yuji Fujie.

Would you tell us identify this animal, please ?
Best regards.
Yuji

dswith@isletwind.com

Yuji Fujie, 2008 (Aug 4) Sclerodoris ? from the Mariana Islands. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20265

Dear Yuji,

This is quite a large animal. It certainly looks to me like a species of Sclerodoris but the fine reticulate ridges on the mantle and the multiple branching of the papillae don't really fit with specimens of S. apiculata that I am familiar with. Unless someone recognises this animal from the photos I suspect this is one species will will need to be dissected before we can decide even which genera to place it in.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Aug 4). Comment on Sclerodoris ? from the Mariana Islands by Yuji Fujie. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20265