Glossodoris moerchi explained

Glossodoris moerchi 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 Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea.

Description

Glossodoris moerchi is most likely to be a species of Felimare as Mörch describes it as similar to Felimare villafranca but with a network of lines formed of rounded, triangular or hexagonal spots. The name Glossodoris moerchi was introduced by Bergh because Goniodoris picturata was preoccupied.^[2]

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Glossodoris moerchi (Bergh, 1879). Accessed on 2018-12-17.
2. Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jan 20). Comment on Re: Glossodoris sedna from Utila, Honduras by Ray Simpson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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