OKINAWAN
OPISTHOBRANCH OF THE WEEK

Opisthobranch of the Week Data

Taxonomy:

        I've not personally seen Thordisa villosa here in the waters of Okinawa's main island. Atsushi Ono mentions collecting only a single specimen (pers. comm.) but has seen several individuals in the Keramas* and considers this animal to be very rare there. Atsushi reports finding the above featured animal on the under side of dead coral. For additional information concerning this dorid, Bill Rudman has a series of messages and images of T. villosa posted on the Sea Slug Forum.

        In addition to the above featured animal, I've previously presented on these pages the following two members of the genus from the waters of Okinawa's main island:

Etymology:

Literature Cited:

        * Keramas = the Kerama Islands Group, located 30 ~ 40 kilometers west of the Okinawa capitol, Naha.