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Dendrodoris coronata Kay & Young,
1969
Maximum size: 30 mm (Kay,
1979).
Identification:
This
species is cream to dusky pink variably blotched with brown and
opaque white. The notum has low tubercles and there is a line of
enlarged tubercles that form a ridge across the body anterior to the
branchia. The ridge is usually highlighted by white pigment.
Natural history:
Dendrodoris coronata
is a rare species found in moderately protected rocky habitats at
depths of 1-5 m (3 -15 ft). Occasionally, it may be found in the intertidal. It feeds on the sponge Halichondria dura and its color may
vary depending on whether or not it has fed recently. (Kay, 1979). It may lay a cream egg mass.
Distribution:
Big Island, Maui, Oahu, Kauai and French Frigate Shoals: widely distributed in
western & central Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
It was first reported in Hawaii from Ala Moana,
Oahu in Feb. 1962 (Kay & Young, 1969).
Photo: PF:
7 mm: found by CP; Hekili Point, Maui; Sept., 1990.
Observations and comments:
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