Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850)

Mehrotra, Rahul, A. Caballer Gutierrez, Manuel, M. Scott, Chad, Arnold, Spencer, Monchanin, Coline, Viyakarn, Voranop & Chavanich, Suchana, 2021, An updated inventory of sea slugs from Koh Tao, Thailand, with notes on their ecology and a dramatic biodiversity increase for Thai waters, ZooKeys 1042, pp. 73-188 : 73

Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850) Figure 14D

Material examined.

Three specimens 8-45 mm, TT; one specimen 22 mm, SB.

Ecology.

Exclusively recorded from soft sediment habitats beyond the fringing coral reef. Depth 14-26 m.

Distribution.

Widespread in the Indo-Pacific including the Red Sea ( Yonow 2015), Mozambique ( Tibiriçá et al. 2017), South Africa, Hawaii ( Gosliner 1987), Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Korea, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, New Zealand ( Gosliner et al. 2008), Japan ( Baba 1949), Australia ( Angas 1864) and known from both Andaman and Gulf waters of Thailand ( Chavanich et al. 2013).

Figures

Figure 14. A, B Trapania miltabrancha 25 mm (A) two specimens on Didemnum molle (B) C Dendrodoris coronata 30 mm (photograph by Kirsty Magson) D Dendrodoris krusensternii 45 mm E Dendrodoris elongata 29 mm F Dendrodoris fumata 55 mm G Dendrodoris nigra 16 mm H Dendrodoris tuberculosa 88 mm I Phyllidia coelestis specimens 25 - 35 mm J Phyllidia elegans 45 mm (photograph by Pau Urgell Plaza) K Phyllidia exquisita 30 mm L Phyllidia ocellata 60 mm.