Colpodaspis thompsoni G. H. Brown, 1979
- Location
- Yaene, Hachijo Island, Tokyo, Japan
- Date
- 2019/12/04
- Length
- 4mm
- Depth
- 6.0m
- Water temperature
- 21.0℃
Description
A small (2–4 mm) cephalaspidean with a striking pigmentation pattern. The body is dark brown to blackish-brown with an internal shell. Round yellow patches edged with white sit slightly raised on the mantle, evoking "fried eggs" — the source of the species' English common name fried egg sea slug. The processes at the front of the cephalic shield and the tail are dark brown above and white below.Distribution
The type locality is Tanzania (Brown 1979). The species is widely distributed across the Indo-West Pacific, with records from the Red Sea, Madagascar, Mozambique, Japan (e.g. Kerama Islands, Okinawa), Guam, Hawaii, Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Christmas Island.Etymology
The specific epithet thompsoni honours the late Dr. Thompson.References
- Colpodaspis thompsoni sp. nov., Brown G.H. (1979). An investigation of the anatomy of Colpodaspis pusilla (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) and a description of a new species of Colpodaspis from Tanzanian coastal waters. Journal of Zoology, London. 187: 201-221.
- トンプソンアワツブガイ（新称）, 小野篤司. (2004). 沖縄のウミウシ. ラトルズ.
- Colpodaspis thompsoni, Tibiriçá Y. & Malaquias M.A.E. (2017). The bubble snails (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) of Mozambique: an overlooked biodiversity hotspot. Marine Biodiversity. 47(3): 791-811. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-016-0500-7
- トンプソンコトリガイ, 中野理枝. (2018). 日本のウミウシ. 文一総合出版.
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Same Genus Nudibranchs
Similar Colors Nudibranchs
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Sea slug observation data is available in international marine biodiversity databases.