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Dendrodoris fumata (Rueppell & Leuckart, 1831) [Doris]
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Dendrodoris fumata often has large blackish patches on a lighter background, but
unfortunately this is not exclusive to this species. There are 5 or 6 large branching gills
which often spread from one side of the mantle to the other and are situated in some
distance from the extreme posterior end. There are small papillae on the skin of the mantle,
which are usually black.
Very similar is Dendrodoris nigra
which can externally be distiguished by the shape of the body when crawling:
Dendrodoris nigra is more elongate. Another feature is the position and nature
of the gills: In Dendrodoris nigra the gills are relatively numerous
and form a compact circle around the anus at the extreme posterior end of the dorsum.
More informations on Dendrodoris fumata are at
Bill Rudman's Sea-Slug Forum! |
