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/The Conscientious Marine Aquarist

Nudibranchs, The Naked-Gill Sea Slugs, pt. 7,  Dorids

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By Bob Fenner

 

Genus Risbecia

Risbecia pulchella (Ruppell & Leuckart 1828). Indian Ocean; East Africa, Red Sea. Relatively common. To 10 cm., often encountered as pairs engaged in "trailing behavior" as here in the Red Sea.

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Risbecia tryoni (Garrett 1873). Indo-Pacific; Tanzania to Indonesia, Japan. N. Sulawesi images. 

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Family Dendrodoridae:

Dendrodoris tuberculosa (Quoy & Gaimard 1832), the Tuberculous Nudibranch. Indo-Pacific. To six inches in diameter. Broadly roundish, flat in profile with rosette like structure over the dorsum. Reportedly produces substance/s that cause eye irritation if handled. Hawai'i (Kona) photo. Live in exposed rock areas with good sponge cover. 

Family Discodoridae:

Genus Jorunna:

Jorunna funebris (Kelaart 1858). White body with fuzzy black rings,. To 10 cm. in length. Typically found with the blue sponge Haliclona sp. on which it feeds. Raja Ampat 08

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Jorunna rubescens (Kelaart 1858). Pale tan with whitish spots, brown-reddish lines. To 20 cm./8" in length. Bali 2014

Family Gymnodorididae

Gymnodoris ceylonica. Red Sea over to Japan and Australia. To two inches in length. This one in the Maldives. 

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