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Updated 11/17/20120

Family Dendrodorididae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Dendrodoris krusensternii

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	Kailua, 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.  Formerly known as Dendrodoris denisoni.  South Africa east to Japan, Philippines & Hawaii.