Doris ocelligera. Length 5.3mm. Elliptical outline. Smooth transparent colourless stem of rhinophore, showing yellow pit lining through it. Lamellae pure white, contrasing with darker mantle. June 2012. Depth 0.3-0.7m. Duce Vavlje,Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. Fully extended rhinophore on left has 9 lamellae on upper 66%. Stem smooth, transparent, colourless, with two guard-tubercles at base. Adjacent orange tissue shows through stem of rhinophore on right. July,2012. Duce Vavlje,Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. L. 5.6mm. Collar with guard tubercles unusually extended as sheath around rhinophore. Oral lobes and upper foot coloured as sole, with additional fine dark stipple. April 2011. Depth 0.5m. Vir Island, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

A. Petani

Doris ocelligera. Collar of tissue, incorporating guard tubercles, around base of rhinophores. Bases of rhinophores translucent white, tinted by adjacent tissue showing through. Both specimens, August 2012, Split, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

J. Prkić

Doris ocelligera. Lengths 4mm – 10mm. Bottom left, dark dorso-lateral bands. Top left, mantle spicules give quilted appearance. Rhinophores predominantly yellowish-white at this site. October 2012. Zaton Bilotinjak, Croatia.

Species

Doris ocelligera

Photographer / copyright holder

A. Petani

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

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