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Doris viridis (Pease, 1861)

Maximum size: 15 mm.
Identification:
This is a dusky-gray dorid with about 13 gills arranged in a
semicircle. There is a dorsal flap covering the gill opening. It
differs from Doris
pecten in it's greater number of
gills and dusky-gray rather than blue color.
Natural history:
Doris viridis is
known from a single animal found under a rock in a mid-intertidal tide
pool.
Distribution:
Maui: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific; also in the eastern
Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
It was first recorded in Hawaii from Napili Bay, Maui by CP on May 6, 1993
(assuming specimens referred to this species by Pease were actually Doris pecten).
Photo: PF: 15
mm: found by CP; Napili Bay, Maui; May 6, 1993.
Observations and comments:
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