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Updated 8/14/2019

Family Dendrodorididae

HAWAII / INDO-WEST PACIFIC

Dendrodoris denisoni

Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 3 feet
Hawaii Kai, Oahu	Waimea Bay, Oahu
Sharks Cove, Oahu
Osezaki, Izu, Japan, 25 feet	South Shore, Oahu
Kona, Hawaii
Oahu, Hawaii
Juvenile, Futo, Shizuoka, Japan	Sharks Cove, Oahu

DENISON'S NUDIBRANCH

Uncommon in Hawaii at scuba depth but quite common in Japan.  Neon blue marks are distinctive, as are light colored rings on turbercles.  Attains 3 inches.  Some websites refer to this as Dendrodoris krusensternii.  South Africa east to Japan, Philippines & Hawaii.