Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos   detail	Unidentified Discodorid #23   Maximum size: about 20 mm. Identification:  This is a light orange dorid with small, irregular tubercles on its notum. It's notum also has a few diffuse, irregular white blotches as well as irregular clusters of small, orange-brown spots. Its branchia are frosted with cream. Its rhinophores are brown with bright-white tips. Natural history:  Unidentified discodorid #23 is known from one animal found at about 7 m (23 ft) at a moderately exposed site. Distribution:  Oahu: probably also known from the Marshall Islands. Taxonomic notes:  It was first recorded in Hawaii from Haleiwa Trench, Oahu by Shera Chee Mercer on July 22, 2025. It's very similar to the first three photos under Scott Johnson's "discodorid sp. e606" from the Marshall Islands. Photo:  Shera Chee Mercer: about 20 mm: Oahu; July 22, 2025. Observations and comments: Note 1: ( )
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