Doris ocelligera | The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

<p><em>Doris ocelligera</em> (Bergh, 1881)</p>

Doris ocelligera. Length 10mm. Long spicules in radial groups visible from underside of mantle. Sole translucent showing grey-green viscera. Sub-rectangular swollen lobe either side of mouth. April 2012. Resnik, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. Spicules protruding from: 1) mantle tubercles, 2) spatulate tubercle guarding retracted rhinophore. Only white apex of rhinophore exposed (3). Mantle tubercles widest at base. August 2012. Split, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. Little pigment, so short irregularly arranged glass-like spicules visible inside, and slightly protruding from, tubercles. May 2012. Split, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. Length 7.6mm. Bright mantle, darkest on dorsum. Dark apices on few tubercles. Gills expanded; inconspicuous as concolorous with mantle, brown edged anus at centre of ring. June 2012. Duce Vavlje,Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. L. 7.8mm. Low rounded tubercles, darker than mantle; fine black apical spot on most, so ocellate appearance. Green tissue visible through transparent rhinophore stems. Tip of foot protruding. May 2012. Depth 0.5m. Split, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. Length 9.6mm. 1: Tubercles, conical with obtuse tip, height varies, but always widest at base. 2: Gills unipinnate. June 2012. Depth 0.3-0.7m. Duce Vavlje, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. Length 13mm. Low rounded tubercles, some with fine dark apical spots. Two spatulate guard-tubercles on rim of rhinophore pit. Gills much darker than mantle, tilted backwards. August 2012. Sublittoral 0.6m. Split, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. Length 6mm. Low rounded tubercles, none inflated, most with apical spot. Fine specks of black-brown on whole mantle surface. May 2012. Depth 0.5m. Split, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

D. ocelligera. L.11.6mm. Specimen like D. verrucosa with many inflated tubercles and dark dorso-lateral bands. But, wide-based tubercles with fine apical spots combined with rhinophore colour different from mantle, indicate D. ocelligera

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

March 2011.

Doris ocelligera. L. 10mm. Blue-grey mantle. Spicules radiate from dark tipped tubercles. Guard tubercles around gill base. Raised collar around rhinophore. Unusually, gills paler than mantle. 1.5m in canal from lagoon to sea. Sabaudia, Italy.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

P. Mariottini

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