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Additional Photos
all yellow
egg mass
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Doris granulosa (Pease, 1860)
Maximum size: 13 mm.
Identification:
This
is a pale yellow dorid with about seven gills arranged in a
semicircle. There is a dorsal flap covering the gill opening.
Natural history:
Doris granulosa is
a common species found under rocks in the low intertidal at protected
to
moderately exposed rocky sites. Acording to Kay, (1979), it feeds on the blue sponge Suberites aurantiacus (formerly Terpios zetiki). It lays a cream, spiral egg mass
that hatches in about six days in the laboratory.
Distribution:
Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
This
is the species listed as Doriopsis
granulosa Pease, 1860 in Kay, 1979 as well as Kay & Young, 1969. It was first reported from
Hawaii in Pease, 1860.
Photo: CP: 13
mm: Hekili Point, Maui; May 25, 2005.
Observations and comments:
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