Glossodoris kahlbrocki explained

Glossodoris kahlbrocki is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.^[1]

Distribution

The type locality for this species is Dahara Wadi Gimal, near Hurghada, Egypt, Red Sea.

Description

This distinctive species has a white body with a narrow bright blue rim to the mantle which grades to dark blue at the edge. The rhinophores and gills are also white, with the inner faces of the gills ochre.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Glossodoris kahlbrocki Yonow, 2018. Accessed on 2019-01-08.
2. Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. page 189 as Glossodoris sp. 10.
3. Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page 238 as Glossodoris sp. 6.