Paradoris sp. e081
5mm

This unidentified dorid is known from four specimens at Kwajalein and Enewetak Atolls. The three Kwajalein specimens were under rocks on lagoon pinnacles at depths of 6-12 meters. The single Enewetak animal was in a seaward reef small cave at 15 meters. The animals all measured about 5mm in length. The first animal below was found under a rock on a Kwajalein Atoll lagoon pinnacle in 6m of water on 20 June 2010.

So far, all the Kwajalein specimens have been seen on a single lagoon pinnacle. The 5mm specimen below was found under a rock at 7m depth on 26 September 2011.

Below is a Kwajalein specimen from 1982.

One more from K9 Pinnacle in Kwajalein Lagoon.

The individual below did not appear to be doing well.

Created 13 December 2006
Updated 23 March 2017

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