UNKNOWN OKINAWAN
OPISTHOBRANCH

Unknown Okinawan Opisthobranch Data

Taxonomy:

        This beautifully pigmented zephyrinid, Janolus sp. 3, is considered very rare on Okinawa; I've collected a total of three individuals, and all three were simultaneously taken within 20cm of each other. They were found on a 2m vertical hydroid-covered spar, located in open sand approximately 30m from the pier itself. The blue and purple tipped cerata made the first discovered individual stand out, even among the dense stand of hydroids. I bagged the animal and proceeded to fan by hand the same general area, which resulted in two additional specimens being washed into view from the hydroids.