Dendrodoris elongata Baba, 1936

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* Dendrodoris elongata Baba, 1936 Figure 14E

Material examined.

Three specimens 29-42 mm, CB.

Ecology.

Found under coral rubble and the skeletons of dead Fungiidae corals. Depth 3-8 m.

Distribution.

Across the Indo-Pacific including the Red Sea ( Yonow 2008), India ( Vadher and Kardani 2018), Vietnam ( Risbec 1956), China ( Lin 1990), Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji ( Gosliner et al. 2008), and Indonesia ( Yonow 2017). Here representing a first record for Thai waters.

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.