Doris ocelligera. Slug depositing spawn on flat surface while contracted and rounded, so diameter of coil, 6.5mm, approximates to contracted length of parent (11mm when normally extended.) June 2012. Duce Vavlje, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Two Doris ocelligera on stone taken from shallow water at Duce Vavlje, Croatia. July 2012. Even when unsupported by water, white rhinophores and dark gills distinct. Membranous sponge spp., including yellow one; possible diet.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera on stone from shallow water, Duce Vavlje, Croatia. July 2012. (All items left of numerals) 1: slug. 2: yellow spawn. 3: two slugs. Membranous sponge spp., including yellow one; possible diet, with other, indistinguishable, spawn masses.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. Anterior of foot bilaminate; no vertical notch. Translucent soles, yellow to orange-yellow, no pigment marks; show viscera and contrast with underside of dark mantles. Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. Length 8,3mm. Unusually pale specimen with yellowish-white sole so long spicules in foot, and radiating groups of spicules in mantle, particularly visible. June 2012. Depth 0.3-0.7m. Duce Vavlje,Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera, heads. 1: Underside of whole head. 2: Lips protruding, turned edge on. 3: Cavity in end of oral lobe. 4: Everted cicular mouth, 5: Oral lobe small. 6: Oral lobe thin. 7: Oral lobe subrectangular. 8: Oral lobe greatly swollen. Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. L.13mm. Gill pit surrounded by collar with about one spatulate, large or small, guard-tubercle per plume. As gills retract, collar may expand into a sheath. Tubercles; flat smooth inner-face; slightly rounded spiculose outer-face.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

August 2012.

Doris ocelligera. Gill ring of 9 unipinnate plumes. Dark line on main rib of each plume extends to meet others at anus. October 2012. Zaton Bilotinjak, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

A. Petani

Doris ocelligera. Length 13mm. Large full-grown specimen with ten backward-tilted unipinnate gill-plumes; much darker than mantle. August 2012. Sublittoral 0.6m. Split, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. Length 10 mm. Eight lamellae occupy whole of exposed part of rhinophore; transparent smooth stem retracted from view. April 2012. Resnik, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

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