Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos   tubercles   margin   rhinophores   branchia	Dendrodoris sp. #9   Maximum size:  150-200 mm. Identification:  This is a large, strongly tuberculate species. The primary tubercles are mushroom-shaped with complex secondary tubercles that give them a cauliflower/berry-like surface. The background color is cream with dusky shading in the depressions while the secondary tubercles have dusky apical shading variably grading from blue-brown marginally to green on the larger primary tubercles. The rhinophores and branchia are lined with white and the underside probably has white patches. There are no "refraction lines" on the crests of the secondary tubercles. The margin is strongly and irregularly undulating but without finer, radiating folds. The central primary tubercles are arranged in an "X." Natural history:  Dendrodoris sp. #9 is known from one animal found at a depth of 6-9 m (20-30 ft) at a rocky, moderately exposed site. It was crawling in the open during the day. Distribution:  Maui: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  This species was first recorded in Hawaii at "Five Caves", Maui by Sarah Bashaw on Dec. 10, 2019. It is lumped under Dendrodoris tuberculosa in many sources, including Gosliner, et. al. (2018). However, it differs from what we are calling D. tuberculosa in tubercle form, color, "refraction lines" and marginal folds. The conical tubercles shown in the painting accompanying the original description of D. tuberculosa support that use of the name. For another example, see this species and D. tuberculosa on Scott Johnson's site. Photo:  Sarah Bashaw: 150-200 mm: "Five Caves", Maui; Dec. 10, 2019. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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