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Tenellia
sp. #27
 
Tenellia sp. #27
Maximum size: 2 mm.

Identification:  The body of this aeolid is translucent-cream. The rhinophores have a medial, burnt-orange band and there is a burnt-orange patch bellow the eye spot. The cephalic tentacles are unmarked. The cerata are brown basally, grading to dull turquoise medially, with white tips. They are marked with highly irregular, cloudy, blue-white streaks and have small blue-white spots near their apexes. The top of the head is bright pink and a pink patch is present on the front of the head below the rhinophore base. That patch may or may not connect with the patch on top of the head.

Natural history:  Tenellia sp. #27 is known from a single animal found in a cave at 6-8 m (20-25 ft).

Distribution:  Big Island.

Taxonomic notes:  It was first recorded in Hawaii from south of Kona, Big Island by Marketa Murray on Aug. 15, 2020.

Photo:  Marketa Murray: 2 mm: south of Kona, Big Island; Aug. 15, 2020.

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