Doriopsilla albopunctata

Photograph taken by Brian McHugh taken in California, USA

Comment from the photographer: Taken at La Jolla Shores at about 60 feet.

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Photographer
Brian McHugh
Location
California, USA
Species name
Doriopsilla albopunctata
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"Is probably Doriopsilla albopunctata, but it is difficult to separate it from the much rarer Baptodoris mimetica without being able to see the branchial plumes (upright in Baptodoris mimetica, spreading in Doriopsilla albopunctata) or the foot (narrow in Baptodoris mimetica, wide in Doriopsilla albopunctata) or labial tentacles (digitiform in Baptodoris mimetica, lacking in Doriopsilla albopunctata)."
Comment from Gary McDonald
Is probably Doriopsilla albopunctata, but it is difficult to separate it from the much rarer Baptodoris mimetica without being able to see the branchial plumes (upright in Baptodoris mimetica, spreading in Doriopsilla albopunctata) or the foot (narrow in Baptodoris mimetica, wide in Doriopsilla albopunctata) or labial tentacles (digitiform in Baptodoris mimetica, lacking in Doriopsilla albopunctata).
Taken on
10 June 2009 12:52:56 pm
Posted
16 years ago
Updated
4 months ago

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Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyDendrodorididae
SpeciesDoriopsilla albopunctata