UNKNOWN OKINAWAN
OPISTHOBRANCH
Gymnodoris sp. 2 (26mm)
Unknown Okinawan Opisthobranch Data
Taxonomy:
- Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
- Suborder: Doridina
- Family: Gymnodorididae
Frequency on Okinawa:
Collection Data:
- Individual Collection No: RFB #2395-C
- Location: Horseshoe Cliffs (26o30.0'N, 127o50.9'E)
- Date: 14 June, 1990 [1 specimen only]
- Depth: 5ft (1.5m) [1 specimen only]
- Size: TL 26mm [1 specimen only]
- 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:
Gymnodoris sp. 2 is considered to be very rare on Okinawa as I have seen and collected a total of only a single specimen. The animal was collected while turning large chunks of coral rubble from a surge channel amid spur & groove formations approximately 5m from a rocky shore. The collection was made during a day dive just prior to making an exit from the water.
Page Date: 23 Dec '96
Page Modification Date: 25 Dec '00
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