UNKNOWN OKINAWAN
OPISTHOBRANCH

Glossodoris sp. 3 (42mm)

Unknown Okinawan Opisthobranch Data

Taxonomy:

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: Doridina
Family: Chromodorididae

Frequency on Okinawa:

Very rare

Collection Data:

Individual Collection No: RFB #2411
Location: Seragaki (26^o 30.4'N, 127^o 52.6'E)
Date: 3 July, 1990 [A single specimen]
Depth: 170ft (52m) A single specimen]
Size: TL 42mm [A single specimen]
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:

Glossodoris sp. 3 is considered to be very rare on Okinawa as the featured animal is the only one collected. The animal was found crawling on the upper surface of a gorgonian sea fan which had been dislodged from the substrate and was lying in a horizontal position on the surface of open sand.

UNKNOWN OKINAWANOPISTHOBRANCH

UNKNOWN OKINAWAN
OPISTHOBRANCH