OKINAWAN
OPISTHOBRANCH OF THE WEEK

Opisthobranch of the Week Data

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        This small attractive dendronotacean has been collected twice by myself here on Okinawa and is considered to be very rare on Okinawa as I've collected only two individuals, both SCUBA-collected from relatively deep water. I've included an image of the second collected animal; incidentally, both specimens were collected in the same general locale in an identical environment. Specifically, the above featured animal was found crawling on a small slab of coral rubble in an area of mixed sand and coral rubble during conditions of relatively strong bottom currents and reduced visibility, probably caused by a high spring tide experienced during the dive. The collection area is one which is near the edge of a rapid drop-off into deep water (100m plus).