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Pelagella joubini
(Risbec, 1928)
 
Pelagella joubini
Maximum size:  7 mm.

Identification:  This is a cream animal densely flecked with dark brown. There are broad lateral shelves on the notum with smooth margins that are variably spotted with dark brown and orange.

Natural history:  Pelagella joubini is a moderately common species found in moderately protected to exposed rocky habitats as well as in Halimeda kanaloana beds at depths of < 1 to 9 m (< 3 to 30 ft). It lays a cream, oval egg mass.

Distribution:  Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.

Taxonomic notes: Goniodoris  aspera (Alder & Hancock, 1864) may be an older name for the species (see Scott Johnson's site). It's listed as Goniodoris cf. joubini in Kay & Young, 1969. It was probably first recorded in Hawaii from Kewalo Basin, Oahu in Dec., 1962 (Kay and Young, 1969). It appears in many sources as Goniodoris joubini.

Photo:  CP: 7 mm: Hekili Point, Maui; April 28, 2003.

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