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Chromodoris albopunctata (Garrett, 1879)
Maximum size: about 65 mm
(Kay & Young, 1969).
Identification:
This
species
has an oval body and a low profile, with a mantle that
completely overhangs the sides of the body and the foot. The dorsum
ranges from red to yellow with numerous small, white spots and ocelli.
The mantle is margined in yellow, dark blue and light blue, but in some
animals the dark and light blue are reversed. The foot is bright yellow
or yellow-orange.
Natural history:
Chromodoris albopunctata
is a rare species found on rocky bottoms. It occurs in highly protected
to
moderately protected locations, sometimes under silty conditions,
at depths of 3-19 m (10-62 ft). It's diurnally active. A 39 mm animal
laid a peach-colored egg mass 20 mm in diameter with 3 1/2 whorls.
Distribution:
Big Island, Maui and Oahu: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
This
species
was listed as Chromodoris imperialis
(Pease, 1860) in Kay, 1979 and Chromodoris
cf. imperialis (Pease, 1860)
in Bertsch and Johnson, 1981. It was named
for the white spots covering the notum and is referred
to as the "white-spotted nudibranch" in Hoover, 1998 & 2006. It was
first recorded in Hawaii from Ala Moana, Oahu in Dec., 1964 (Kay &
Young, 1969).
Photo: Scott
Johnson: 50 mm: Ala Wai yacht harbor, Oahu: Nov. 17, 1977.
Observations and comments:
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