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Phylum Mollusca
Opisthobranchs
/ Slugs
Family Discodorididae
HAWAII
Asteronotus cespitosus
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 20 feet |
Firehouse, Oahu, 3 feet
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Firehouse, Oahu, 3 feet
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Kaupo Bay, Oahu, 6 feet |
Kaupo Bay, Oahu, 6 feet |
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CLUMPY SLUG
| Fairly common in shallow water. Attains 10 inches. East
Africa to Japan & Hawaii. |
Discodoris lilacina
FRAGILE DORID
| Found in shallow water under stones. Able to shed part of the
mantle when handled. Formerly known as D. fragilis.
Attains 2 inches. Western Indian Ocean to Hawaii. |
Halgerda terramtuentis
Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 30 feet
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Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 50 feet |
Sharks Cove, Oahu, 35 feet
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Kewalo, Oahu, 35 feet |
Puako, Hawaii, 25 feet |
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GOLD-LACE SLUG
| Common on ledges and cavern ceilings. Attains 1.5 inch.
Endemic to Hawaii. |
Carminodoris sp. 2
Maro Reef, NWHI |
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Undescribed species from rubble at scuba depths. Attains 1.5 inch.
Endemic to Hawaii. Erroneously reported by Kay & Young,
1969, as Carminodoris nodulosa.
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Jorunna sp.
French Frigate Shoals, NWHI |
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Undescribed species erroneously known in Hawaii as Jorunna alisonae. Uncommon under
rocks in shallow water. About 1 inch.
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Peltodoris fellowsi
Shark's Cove, Oahu, 20 feet
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Kaumalapau Harbor, Lana'i, 60 feet |
Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 50 feet
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Shark's Cove, Oahu, 25 feet |
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Eggs, Shark's Cove, Oahu, 25 feet
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Laying eggs, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet |
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FELLOW'S SLUG
| Common on beige sponge at scuba depths. Attains 2 inches.
Hawaii, New Caledonia, Japan, & Henderson Island. |
INDO-PACIFIC
Halgerda batangas
Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia |
Dumaguete, Philippines |
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| Common on reefs. Network of orange lines between tubercles.
Attains 1.75 inch. Indonesia to Micronesia. |
Jorunna funebris
Dumaguete, Philippines |
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| Found with blue sponge on shallow reefs. Attains 6 inches.
South Africa to Okinawa & Fiji. |
NORTHEAST PACIFIC
Archidoris montereyensis
MONTEREY DORID
| An uncommon species, it is light yellow including the gills.
Attains 6 inches. San Diego to Alaska. |
Peltodoris mullineri
Rock Quarry, Catalina, California, 40 feet |
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| A rare and newly described species from Southern California. Attains 2.5 inches. |
Peltodoris nobilis
Italian Gardens, Catalina, California, 50 feet |
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| Uncommon on sponge. Attains 8 inches. Baja California to
Alaska. |
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