OKINAWAN
OPISTHOBRANCH OF THE WEEK
Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949) 24mm
Opisthobranch of the Week Data
Taxonomy:
- Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
- Suborder: Doridina
- Family: Chromodorididae
Frequency on Okinawa:
Collection Data:
- Individual Collection No: RFB #2589
- Location: Horseshoe Cliffs (26o30.0'N, 127o50.9'E)
[Horseshoe Cliffs, Onna Flats Caves, Tengan]
- Date: 9 June, 1991 [1 Mar 91, 17 Mar 91, 2 Jun 91, 9 Jun 91, 9 Mar 92(2),
23 Apr '92, 19 Feb. 93]
- Depth: 145ft (44.2m) [3ft, 10ft, 10ft, 15ft, 20ft, 40ft, 40ft, 145ft]
- Water temperature at collection depth: Not recorded
- Size: TL 24mm [10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 24, 24mm]
- Specimen deposited: RFB Personal Research Collection (different individuals
of the species deposited at Cal Acad Sci).
[brackets indicate range for all Okinawa-collected specimens of the species]
Species Account:
Hypselodoris maritima is considered to be uncommon on Okinawa. I've collected eight of these beautiful dorids between 1 March, 1991 and 19 February, 1993. Several additional individuals were seen but neither photographed nor collected.
Page Date: 03 Feb '97
Page Modification Date: 03 Feb '97
Digitally manipulated photo
Copyright © 2000 Robert F. Bolland
