Glossodoris hikuerensis
(Pruvot-Fol, 1954)
Photographed by: Ken Tucker
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Species: | Glossodoris hikuerensis |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #5605
This is an exceptionally nice photo of the gills of a species of Glossodoris showing the way they are spirally coiled at the ends of the circlet.Locality:
- Indonesia
- Bali (11) Jan, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Sep, Nov
- Lembeh (10) Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Manado (4) Jun, Sep, Oct
- North Sulawesi (2) Jan, Nov
- Ambon (1) Oct
- Bunaken (1) Sep
- Alor (1) Jun
- Rinca Island (1) Oct
- Weh Island (1) Dec
- Flores (1) Oct
- Lombok (1) Sep
- Bangka North Sulawesi (1) Apr
- Kenya
- Egypt
- Egypt (7) Feb, Mar, Jun, Nov, Dec
- Marsa Alam (4) Apr, Sep, Dec
- Sharm el-Sheikh (2) Jan, Sep
- Nuweiba (2) Mar
- Thailand
- Similan Islands (3) Feb, Nov
- Koh Bon (2) Feb, Apr
- Koh Ha (1) Nov
- Guam
- Guam (3) Sep, Nov
- Apra Harbor (2) Aug
- Taiwan
- Secret Garden (2) Jun, Aug
- Long Dong (1) Jun
- Malaysia
- Mabul (2) May, Jul
- Saudi Arabia
- Jeddah (2) Apr, Jul
- Philippines
- Anilao (1) May
- Davao (1)
- Apo Island (1) Sep
- Brunei Darussalam
- Brunei Darussalam (1) Sep
- Réunion
- Réunion (1) Jan
- Sudan
- Sudan (1) Apr
- Seychelles
- Seychelles (1) Nov
- India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands (1) Jul
- PNG
- PNG (1) Feb
- Vietnam
- Vietnam (1) Feb
- Australia
- Queensland (1) Dec
- Nthn. Mariana Islands
- Saipan (1) May
- Myanmar
- Mergui Archipelago (1) Nov
- Myanmar (1) Apr
- Mozambique
- Tofo (1) Jun
- Tanzania
- Zanzibar (1) May
- Sri Lanka
- Weligama (1) Apr
Pictures of Glossodoris hikuerensis
Similar Species
Author: Erwin Kodiat
These three species can be distinguished by visually observing the mantle margin.
In Glossodoris cincta, the mantle margin bordered by well-defined turquoise blue, black and gold concentric bands.
While in Glossodoris hikuerensis, they are bordered by concentric bands of brown, brownish white, dark greyish black and then brownish white.
In Glossodoris pullata, it is simply bordered by dark blue mantle margin.
(Summarized from Undersea Jewels book)
