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Unidentified Discodorid #4
Maximum size: 3 mm.
Identification:
This
is a flattened, finely papillate, cream species. The notum is
blotched with brown and there is a network of white lines that connect
slightly larger, white-ringed papillae.
Natural history:
Unidentified
discodorid #4 is known from a single very small animal found in a Halimeda kaneloana bed at 8-12 m
(26-39 ft).
Distribution:
Maui.
Taxonomic notes:
This
animal may turn out to be a juvenile of another species (perhaps, Thordisa sp. #2?). But, we
can't "connect" it to any of the listed species with certainty at this time. It was first
recorded in Hawaii from Airport Beach, Maui by CP on Sept. 12,
1994.
Photo: PF: 3
mm: found by CP; Airport Beach, Maui; Sept. 12, 1994.
Observations and comments:
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