No. 9.— 1856-8.] ceylon nudibeanohiata, &'c; 



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Doris bufopunotata. Kel. 



Body | inch long, oval, compressed ; of a white colour. 

 Mantle coriaceous ; of a light brick-red colour, and speckled 

 with circular spots of a darker reddish-brown colour. Branchial 

 plumes 5 small, bi-pinnate ; greyish, speckled rufous. Dorsal 

 tentacles short, clavate, pointed, laminated, without sheaths ; 

 of a rufous brown colour. Oral tentacles white ; linear. 

 Foot whitish ; short, grooved and notched in front, speckled 

 rusty. Under part of cloak whitish, and also speckled rusty. 



This stiff-looking Doris is occasionally seen in a circular 

 form. Rarely found, among Pearl Oysters ; very tenacious of 

 life. 



Doeis GRISEA, Kel. 



Body H inch long, gelatinous. Mantle of a dark ashy- 

 brown colour, closely speckled with reddish brown and white 

 spots, and two or four longitudinal rows of larger blackish 

 irregular spots. Tentacles clavate, laminated ; ashy-brown 

 speckled white. Branchial plumes 5 whitish, speckled grey ; 

 tri-pinnate. Mouth surrounded with a white veil (?) Foot 

 whitish, spotted reddish-brown ; notched in the fore part ; 

 covered entirely by the mantle. Some specimens are more 

 reddish-coloured than others. The young are nearly always 

 more ashy-coloured. 



A very common species, found from March to September 

 in low water, on rocks surrounding Fort Frederick, and also 

 in the Inner Harbour, Lives a long time in the aquarium. 

 Ova white, in three or four white coils. This Doris can elongate 

 itself into the shape of a leech. 



Doris papillosa. Kel 



Body | inch long, white, brown spotted. Mantle coriaceous, 

 covered with large papilla?, each rising from a circular 

 tubercular base, or ring. Buff, and spotted dark reddish-brown ; 

 a row of larger spots round the margin. A dark brown line 

 runs from base of tentacles to branchiae, Dorsal tentacles 



