Dendrodoris tuberculosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

(Figure 23 E–F)

Material examined. One specimen. MB28-004692, ZRP, 12 Jun. 2013, 0.5m, 80mm.

Habitats. Subtropical tidal reef.

Occurrences. Zavora.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west, central Pacific. Hawaii (Kay & Young 1969), Marshall Islands (Gosliner et al. 2008), Japan (Baba 1949), Korea, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Islands, Philippines, Malaysia, Maldives (Gosliner et al. 2008), Thailand (Mehrotra & Scott 2015), India (Apte 2009), British Indian Ocean Territory (Yonow et al. 2002), Réunion Island, Red Sea, Tanzania, South Africa (Gosliner et al. 2008) and Mozambique.

Remarks. Despite its size, this species is well camouflaged among rocks covered with brown algae. The large white spots under the mantle are diagnostic (Yonow et al. 2002).