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Actinocyclus verrucosus Ehrenberg, 1831
Maximum size: 60 mm (Kay,
1979).
Identification:
This is a mottled, dusky-gray to brown dorid with a leathery texture.
It has compact gills and tubercles tipped with darker brown.
Natural history:
Actinocyclus verrucosus
is a rare species reported from protected to exposed rocky habitats. It
occurs in tide pools and subtidally. It lays a white egg mass. (Kay,
1979).
Distribution:
Maui and Oahu: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
This is the species listed as Actinocyclus
japonicus (Eliot, 1913) in Kay, 1979 and Bertsch and
Johnson, 1981. It was first reported in Hawaii from Kaneohe Bay, Oahu
in July, 1963 (Kay & Young, 1969).
Photo: Scott
Johnson: 19 mm: Hale'iwa, Oahu; July 7, 1979.
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