Discodoris boholiensis
Flatworm discodoris
Philippines · Indo Pacific - South China Sea
- Size
- 20–75 mm
- Native range
- Central Indo-West Pacific: Philippines, Palau and Indonesia.
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Description
A large, flattened dorid nudibranch described by Bergh in 1877 from Bohol, Philippines. Its broad mantle skirt extends well beyond the foot, giving it a flatworm-like outline.
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Identification
Oval, flat body with a rounded median ridge on the back, covered with tiny papillae. Whitish to dirty-yellow ground colour densely covered with small dark brown to black spots. Mantle and foot edges black-edged with black 'tongues' creating a piebald border; blackish gill and black oral tentacles.
Similar species
Other Discodoris and related discodorids (e.g. D. pardalis, D. cebuensis) differ in spotting and lack the black-tongued piebald mantle edge.
Habitat & diet
Habitat
Reef slopes and sandy-rubble bottoms.
Food
Like other discodorids, presumably feeds on sponges.