Gymnodoris alba
(Bergh, 1877)
Photographed by: Brent Murdoch
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Family: | Gymnodorididae |
Species: | Gymnodoris alba |
Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #10284
With those huge oral tentacles and keeled tail. It is a major predator on other gymnodorids.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1312
The body is smooth (pustulose in Gymnodoris okinawae), the apex of the rhinophores is vermilion (white in Gymnodoris okinawae), and this photo seems to show the gills forming a circle, so it is probably Gymnodoris alba. One would need to know the position of the genital aperture to be sure.Locality:
- Indonesia
- Bali (5) Jan, Jul
- Rinca Island (2) Dec
- Weh Island (2) Dec
- Raja Ampat (1) Mar
- Guam
- Apra Harbor (3) Jul, Oct
- Guam (1) Oct
- Bile Bay (1) Dec
- Australia
- Nelson Bay (3) Jan, Feb, Sep
- Fremantle (2) Jul, Oct
- New South Wales (2) Jan, Jun
- Rottnest Island (1) Feb
- Queensland (1) Aug
- Egypt
- Egypt (3) Jan, Nov
- Marsa Alam (1) Jan
- Malaysia
- Perhentian (3) May, Jun
- Mataking (1) Feb
- Kenya
- Watamu (3) Apr
- Thailand
- Similan Islands (2) Jan
- PNG
- Kavieng (2) Mar
- India
- Lakshadweep (1) Mar