Back to top Chromodoris lochi - 4, O1 G1 G2 M2 Many gastropods have a shell. The eyes are deeply imbedded and may not be observable. Herviella albida - 2, intertidal The cerata can be shed when the animal is disturbed but they can regenerate. Tornatina sp. The lifespan of nudibranchs can range from a few weeks to a year, depending on the species. The tail is normally short and gradually tapered. They are usually fast moving and can be of an aggressive nature. 1 - 4, C1 New Record for Australia, Colpodaspis sp. Dendrodoris carbunculosa - 1, G1 Diaulula odonohuei. Here are, and will be added, NudiNotes concerning how sea slugs form associations or relationships with other species and what benefits are derived. - 2, O1 G1 [6][7][8] They are almost entirely restricted to salt water, although a few species are known to inhabit lower salinities in brackish water. Family Aegiridae. The chloroplasts from the algae may be sequestered and “farmed” within the cells of the sacoglossans digestive gland. The neck and head project past the shell when the animal is extended. Runcina sp. Sacoglossa. Its exact position is a useful character for determining species. The large lamellate rhinophores are able to retract into somewhat shallow pockets. Movement is achieved by a creeping action of the foot. The body can generally withdraw completely into the shell. Retusa planospira - 1, C1 4 - 3, intertidal C2 C3 G1 M2, Marionia sp. The mantle is continuously fused with the broad foot which ends in a tapering tail. The body is smooth, bright, yellow, and moderately large. Micromelo undatus - 3, intertidal M2 M4, Back to top Diaphorodoris sp. The family Umbraculidae has Umbraculum umbraculum as its sole Australian species whilst the family Tylodinidae has Tylodina corticalis. This can give them the appearance of a sea anemone at times. The head shield is broad with the posterior edge usually developed into a pair of lobes and with discernable eyes located dorsally close to the surface. The headshield is bilobed anteriorly with the head tentacles short rounded and widely spaced. 1 - 1, M2 Doridina – Dorids make up the largest suborder of nudibranchs. - 1, Darwin 9 - 1, C1 Baptodoris mimetica. Tenellia diversicolor - 1, G1, Tenellia melanobrachia - 4, N1 G1 M0 Favorinus)[34] or, on some occasions, are cannibals and prey on members of their own species. Members of the genus Nembrotha feed on ascidians. Sagaminopteron psychedelicum - 3, C3 O1 G1 New Record sthrn Qld Ceratophyllidia sp. Glossodoris hikuerensis - 2, O1 G1 The foot is broad but short and never longer than the shell and does not develop parapodia. . Crimora sp. Hypselodoris jacksoni - 5, N1 N2 O1 G1 G2 C1 C3 M2 B1 A1, Hypselodoris lacuna - 2, G1 Lomanotus sp. The rhinophores are lamellate, retractile into pockets that sometimes have a sheath. Rhinophores are perfoliated and shorter than the oral tentacles. Nembrotha, Goniodoris),[35] other nudibranchs (Roboastra, which are descended from tunicate-feeding species),[35] barnacles (e.g. The Nudibranchia are then divided into two clades: This gallery shows some of the great variability in the color and form of nudibranchs, and nudibranch egg ribbons. There are more than 2,000 known species of nudibranch, and new ones are being identified almost daily. Phyllidia picta - 3, O1 G1 C3, Phyllidia sp. The eyes are conspicuous dorsally. Cnidosacs are absent, but glands producing a vivid yellow or orange fluid when an animal is disturbed, are present at the base of the cerata and over the whole body surface. Oral tentacles are present, and are either rounded or pointed. B1 = HMAS Brisbane wreck This survey started March 29 2003. 2 - 3, O1 G1, Favorinus tsuruganus - 2, M2 1 P26931 - 2, intertidal C1, Cyerce sp. Pseudoceros indicus - 1, intertidal Tambja tenuilineata - 4, O1 G1 C1 M1 B1 Platydoris sabulosa - 1, O1 New Record Australia, Platydoris sp. Tenellia sp. Thompson, T. E. 1976. They have direct development. The cerata vary from short, to long-fusiform, or even long paddle-shaped with branches of the digestive gland visible inside. 1 - 3, intertidal C1 C2 Ray Society, no. Once further into the organ, the cells are assimilated by intestinal protuberances and brought to specific placements on the creature's hind body. The anterior oral tentacles are located either side of the mouth in the cleft. It lists common ones and new ones not seen before. 1 - 1, G1. The main characteristics are possession of an external, flattened, limpet-like shell on the dorsum and a gill located on the right side between the mantle and the foot. There are two pairs of rolled head tentacles with longitudinal slits. All are algae feeders. - 1, G1 The cylichnids possess a strong, external shell that is typically cylindrical, but it is ovate or even globose in some genera. The body does not elongate when the animal is crawling. 2 - 2, O1 G1 Hallaxa iju - 2, intertidal If the shell is not lost it is reduced to a mostly internal plate over the gill and heart. Most inhabit the surface waters of the sea down to approximately 200 metres. There is a pair of oral lobes beside the mouth. 4 - 1, C1 7 - 4, O1 G1 C3 New Record sthrn Qld. Armina occulta - 1, R1 New Record sthrn Queensland, Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus- 1, C3 New Record sthrn Queensland, Dermatobranchus fasciatus - 2, G1 C3 Hypselodoris sp. Miamira sinuata - 2, O1, Thorunna australis - 2, G1 Tentacles are quite small or absent. There may be other filamentous processes arising from the body. . 41 - 2, O1, Back to top The gills and their protective structures are of two types. Less well known and significantly different in appearance are the members of the Akeridae family. Limapontiids usually have a slender, tapering body which may be concealed by a profusion of cerata. Chromodoris → Hypselodoris → Ceratosoma). Each sheath surrounds a relatively small, clubbed rhinophore. Back to top There are no external gills to observe. The name of the order, Sacoglossa, is derived from another common feature that sacoglossans possess, a uniseriate radula, from which the older, worn and discarded teeth are stored in a special sac. There is no external gill to observe. The anterior corners of the foot are rounded or developed into short blunt tentacles. We are indebted to many authors of scientific publications and websites as sources for much of the information collated herewith and wish to acknowledge that fact. . 5 = encountered on almost every occasion, very common Tethydids range in size from small to very large, and all have an elongate body. . Aegires pruvotfolae - 1, intertidal 4 - 2, O1 New Record Australia, Goniobranchus albonares - 4, C1 O1 C1 G1 New Record sthrn Queensland, Goniobranchus aureopurpureus - 3, intertidal C2 C3 The Cavolinia employ a temporary, gelatinous pseudoconch that combined with the extended mantle assists in arresting sinking. Verlag von Gustav Fischer, Jena, Germany. The mantle skirt is the same width as the foot, but still covers it and the reduced head completely. These parapodia are small and exhibit papillae on the outer face in the genus Oxynoe. They generally possess long, simple rhinophores sometimes having a lateral groove at their base. Runcina sp. [21] These stolen nematocysts, called kleptocnidae, wander through the alimentary tract without harming the nudibranch. Most runcinids are small (less than 8 mm when crawling) and dark coloured. Worth particular mention is the ability of several members of the Triophinae to produce light, bioluminescence, from their lateral globular processes, possibly for defensive purposes. Phyllidiopsis loricata - 2, O1 G1 New Record sthrn Queensland, Phyllidiopsis shireenae - 1, G1 New Record sthrn Queensland, Reticulidia halgerda - 1, G1 New Record sthrn Queensland. Dermatobranchus ornatus - 4, N1 O1 C1 C3 G1 A1, Dermatobranchus oculus - 5, intertidal N2 O1 G1 C3 New Record sthrn Qld A number of these other sea slugs, such as the photosynthetic Sacoglossa and the colourful Aglajidae, are often confused with nudibranchs. Dolabrifera dolabrifera - 2, intertidal C2, Stylocheilus longicauda - 2, Surface M2 . The cerata tips end in short rounded branches (usually two or four) which may bear cnidosacs or terminal pads of nematocysts. Pseudoceros bimarginatus - 2 O1 Halgerda willeyi - 1, O1 . Atagema ornata - 2, O1 G1, Atagema sp. Many also have a simple gut and a mouth with a radula. 1 - 1, G1, Thuridilla sp. Cavoliniids are generalist feeders consuming foraminiferans, diatoms and dinoflagellates amongst others. There are no separate gill structures with respiration taking place through the thin walls of the body and cerata. 1 - 1, C1 New Record sthrn Queensland The foot is broad, usually shorter than the shell having anterior corners that may be angular or tentacular but there are no parapodia. They feed on hydroids that are epiphytic upon brown algae and sea grasses. Cadlinella ornatissima - 3, O1 G1 C3, Ceratosoma sp. . The aperture is large and rounded anteriorly, and narrows posteriorly. Rostanga arbutus - 2, intertidal O1 63 species have been found on those surveys carried out between 2002 and 2014, of which 5 species were unrecorded in the Skomer MCZ before 2002. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, series 3, 9: 102-112. 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