Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos	Herviella mietta Marcus & Burch, 1965   Maximum size:  40 mm (Kay, 1979). Identification:  This is a distinctive, dusky gray to black animal. Natural history:  Herviella mietta is a rare species on Maui. We've only seen one animal found in a tide pool at a moderately exposed site. It's nocturnal and, unlike most members of the family, feeds on a sea anemone: Anthopleura nigrescens (Rosens, 1969). Distribution:  Maui and Oahu: widely distributed in the western & central Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  It was first reported from Hawaii in Rosin, 1969 (as Herviella sp.). Photo:  PF: found by Darcy Kehler; Napili Bay, Maui; May 21, 1997. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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