Doris pseudoargus Rapp, 1827 | The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Archidoris pseudoargus (Rapp, 1827)

7 Archidoris pseudoargus moving. Length 60mm. Foot protruding slightly at posterior. Mantle edge raised, exposing upper surface of foot and under surface of mantle. Menai Strait, Wales. March 2012.

Species

Doris pseudoargus Rapp, 1827

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

6 Archidoris pseudoargus. Length 15mm. Lemon yellow with brownish blotches. Gills similar colour to mantle. Portland Harbour, Dorset. April 2012.

Species

Doris pseudoargus Rapp, 1827

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

5 Archidoris pseudoargus. Conical rhinophores in distinct pits. Smooth whitish stem, broadens rapidly at base. Distally, about twenty yellow lamellae, alternately large and small, and a very small truncate apex. Menai Strait. March 2012.

Species

Doris pseudoargus Rapp, 1827

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

4 Archidoris pseudoargus. Length 60mm. Underside of mantle uniformly coloured with no markings, but strong dorsal colour shows slightly through periphery. Small head with vestigal oral tentacles, only visible from underside. Menai Strait. March 2012.

Species

Doris pseudoargus Rapp, 1827

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

3 Archidoris pseudoargus. Length 60mm. Ground colour buff-orange. Disruptively camouflaged with purple blotches. Large tripinnate gills; when expanded in water: recurved, undulating, spreading and semi-prone. Menai Strait. March 2012.

Species

Doris pseudoargus Rapp, 1827

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

2 Archidoris pseudoargus. Gills arranged around anal papilla (arrow) which is coloured as mantle. Orange faeces, from consumption of sponge, resting on gill. Menai Strait, Wales. March 2012.

Species

Doris pseudoargus Rapp, 1827

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

1 Archidoris pseudoargus. Length 60mm. Ample mantle covers whole body. Surface has blunt spiculose tubercles, variable size, many large. Firm and stiff to touch. Rhinophores slender cone-shape. Menai Strait, Wales. March 2012.

Species

Doris pseudoargus Rapp, 1827

Photographer / copyright holder

I.F. Smith

Doris pseudoargus Rapp, 1827

Distribution and status

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Taxon version key

[NBNSYS0000173925]

Sort order

5700

Taxonomic group

Marine slug

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