OKINAWAN
OPISTHOBRANCH OF THE WEEK
Hypselodoris kaname Baba, 1994 (53mm)
Opisthobranch of the Week Data
Taxonomy:
- Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
- Suborder: Doridina
- Family: Chromodorididae
Frequency on Okinawa:
Collection Data:
- Individual Collection No: RFB #3384-B
- Location: Seragaki (26o 30.4' N, 127o 52.6' E)
- Date: 8 April 1995 [a second specimen collected at the same time]
- Depth: 180ft (54.9m) [180ft]
- Size: Notum 47mm [53mm]
- Water temperature at collection depth: 66.0oF (18.9oC)
- Specimen deposited: California Academy of Sciences
[brackets indicate range for all Okinawa-collected specimens of the species]
Species Account:
Hypselodoris kaname is considered to be rare on Okinawa as I have seen and collected only 2 individuals over a period of more than twenty years of diving here. Both specimens were found within 1cm of each other amid mixed sand and coral rubble.
Page Date: 30 Sep '96
Page Modification Date: 30 Sep '96
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Copyright © 2000 Robert F. Bolland
