Dendrodoris krebsii (Mörch, 1863), Morch, 1863

Gutiérrez, Manuel Caballer, Ortea, Jesús, Rivero, Nelsy, Tucker, Gabriela Carias, Malaquias, Manuel António E. & Narciso, Samuel, 2015, The opisthobranch gastropods (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) from Venezuela: an annotated and illustrated inventory of species, Zootaxa 4034 (2), pp. 201-256 : 231-232

94. Dendrodoris krebsii (Mörch, 1863)

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Material examined. MC, 1 spc., H = 30 mm, JOC. PCM, 1 spc., H = 30 mm, JOC. NPM, 2 spcs, H = 22–25 mm, NRC. ECU, 1 spc., H = 23 mm, MCC. APV, 3 spcs, H = 20–35 mm, MCC. DCH, 2 spcs, H = 40 mm, IVICCM000108. PNM, 1 spc., H = 35 mm, GCC. PNM, 1 spc., PNC.

Ecology. Shallow waters until 10 m deep.

Distribution. ABC Islands, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, St. Kitts /St. Christopher, St. Lucia, St. Martin / St. Maarten, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, USA, Virgin Islands, Venezuela (Valdés et al. 2006; Rios 2009. Los Roques, Dos Mosquises, south end of Southern Island: Marcus & Marcus 1967a. Los Roques: Work 1969. La Restinga, Margarita: Grune et al. 2015).

Remarks. This species shows high chromatic variability with specimens depicting tones of red, black, white or a combination of colours.

Figures

FIGURE 4. A, Bursatella leachii. B, Cadlina rumia. C, Bermudella polycerelloides. D, Doris bovena. E, Polycera odhneri. F, Caribranchus morsomus, ventra 1 view. G, Caribranchus morsomus, dοrsa 1 view. H, Dendrodoris krebsii. I, Dendrodoris warta (fixed). J, Felimida binza. K, Felimida clenchi. L, Tyrinna evelinae. M, Felimare ruthae. N, Felimare samueli.