Shaking clumps of the algae/hydroid mass growing under the floating piers at the Kwaj small boat marina in Kwajalein harbor yielded a third species of Doto for the Marshalls. This is another tiny one, measuring only 3mm. The only photos I could get were with an inexpensive digital microscope. The single specimen so far observed was found on 25 July 2011. Different backgrounds for the close up shots give different impressions of the color of the animal. The first two photos were on a gray background and the color here appears most accurate.
On a white background.
On a black background.
Created 31 July 2011