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Glossodoris paladentatus
Image courtesy of
Jim Black
Ambon, Indonesia
 | Dorisprismatica (=Glossodoris) paladentatus (Rudman 1986) This cute little Glossodorid (Courtesy of Bill Rudman's Sea Slug Forum) is similar to Dorisprismatica (=Glossodoris) atromarginata but has brown blotches scattered over the mantle, and a white gill lined with black and brown. It also has a submarginal bluish band around the edge of the mantel. Know from the western pacific of papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vanuatu, it reaches about 20 mm in length. Jim's comments on this guy: "...I just call this grouping Glossodoris tuxedos. All the species.....afromarginata...symmetrica...sibogae...pallida...sedna... even hikuerensis & rufomarginata all look like frilled tuxedo shirts to me. There are some great "muck" slopes in Ambon, Indonesia. The dive sites there will fill out anyone's macro portfolio. There was a lovely Glossodoris symmetrica that I had never seen previously close by to this G. paladentatus..." Nice find Jim. |
Sammamish, WA 98074
Sept., 2014
Send Dave email at davidwbehrens@gmail.com
Jim on location at Anilao, Philippines, May 2013
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Jim Black is retired from US Airways after 27 years as a pilot..., flying Captain on an Airbus 330 Internationally. Diving since 1970...with over 7000 dives logged. Shoots Nikon D-300 in Subal Housing with Ikelite strobes. Macro Mate on 105mm for supermacro. Jim's photography has been featured in a number of books and publications including Helmut Debelius' Nudibranchs and Sea Snails of Gosliner, Behrens and Williams Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific. A photo of Jim petting a shark in "Sleeping Shark Caves" off Isla Mujeres Island, Mexico, taken by Amy Foster his significant other, recently appeared in Dave Behrens' Diving Guide to Cozumel, Cancun & The Riviera Maja.
Jim has been a solid supporter of the Slug Site since day one. His countless contributions put him near the top of the list of photographers who have greatly expanded our knowledge of sea slugs. There are a lot of kids in the formative stage of their education who are getting their first introduction to our sea slug friends via the great photographs Jim and other contributors have made to the site. My hat is off to Jim for making this presentation possible! Send Jim email at jim.black14@verizon.net
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