Nudibranchs - Sunshine Coast etc. / 5251c
All photos Copyright ©2003-2023 Gary Cobb and contributing photographers.
16/07/05
Gary Cobb 0416 048 100
gary@nudibranch.com.au
Previous Home Next

 

0409

Dendrodoris coronata  Kay and Young, 1969
Location: Old Woman Is, north reef, Sunshine Coast, Mooloolaba, Queensland Australia
Size: 35 mm
Depth: 7 m found under a piece of coral rubble
Temperature: 18 C

ORDER: NUDIBRANCHIA
FAMILY: Dendrodorididae

brown white yellow

New Record for southern Queensland
Recognised by the transverse 'crown like' band of white tubercles in front of the gills. The animal resembles a cowrie (Cypraeidae) when first encountered.
Photographs by Gary Cobb and David Mullins- Copyright 2003-2023

Below: Third animal found at Big Nest 24-12-2012

m11193a

m11193a

m11193a

m11193a

m11193a






Note the transverse 'crown like' band of white tubercles in front of the gills from which it is named.





Second animal 28mm found at Old Woman Island from under a rock. Note reddish rhinophore.