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Updated 3/7/2021

Family Limapontiidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Costasiella kuroshimae

Kewalo Marine Lab, Oahu

KUROSHIMA SLUG

Rare on Avrainvillea seaweed deeper than  25 feet.  Orange and red blotch behind the eyes, color of cerata somewhat variable.  Named for Kuroshima (Black Island) in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.  Attains 7mm.  Hawaii & the Indo-West Pacific.