Anilao — 26 January 2026
- Location seen
- Anilao, Philippines
- Date seen
- 2026-01-26
Glossodoris buko
White Mantle Glossodoris
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Glossodoris buko
- Common name
- White Mantle Glossodoris
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- cryptobranchia
- Genus
- Glossodoris
- Species
- buko
- Average size
- 18 mm
- Colours
- white, cream
- Pattern
- blotches
- Body shape
- Oval
- Rhinophores
- Horizontal
- Gills
- External gill plume
- Similar species
- Glossodoris pallida
Geographic Distribution
Western Pacific.
Identification
Small white with frilled edge that may be white or cream. Gills also white in cluster and retractable. Rhinophores lamellate and retractable.
Behaviour / Habitat
May be seen alone or with one or two others. Sometime hunkered down in a sponge.
General Notes
For many years was misidentified as Glossodoris pallida (which is very similar). But were deemed to be separate species in 2018. They inhabit different areas. Buko in western Pacific and pallida mainly in the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean.