UNKNOWN OKINAWAN
OPISTHOBRANCH
Dendrodoris sp. 1 (11mm)
Unknown Okinawan Opisthobranch Data
Taxonomy:
- Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
- Suborder: Doridina
- Family: Dendrodorididae
Frequency on Okinawa:
Collection Data:
- Individual Collection No: RFB #2892
- Location: Horseshoe Cliffs (26°30.0'N, 127°50.9'E)
- Date: 28 November, 1991 [No other specimens]
- Depth: 10ft (3.0m) [No other specimens]
- Size: TL 11mm [No other specimens]
- Water temperature at collection depth: Unrecorded
- Specimen deposited: California Academy of Sciences
[brackets indicate range for all Okinawa-collected specimens of the species]
Species Account:
Dendrodoris sp. 1 is considered to be very rare on Okinawa; the illustrated specimen is the only individual seen and collected. The solitary animal was collected from a live stony coral reef, from a coral-shaded nook amid spur and groove formations.
Page Date: 15 Jan '01
Page Modification Date: 01 Jun '02
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Copyright © 2002 Robert F. Bolland
