Cuthona cf ornata Baba, 1937

This species is known from the Marshalls from two specimens, one from Enewetak and the other found on the windward seaward reef of Kwajalein Atoll. The latter specimen was up shallow, at a depth of 3 meters in the groove and spur system of the atoll's outer reef. This area is extremely surgy most of the time. It is a wonder that this 11mm nudibranch would have the strength to hang on in the surge of the waves crashing above. The ID as Cuthona ornata is unlikely; it looks quite a bit different from that species figured on the Sea Slug Forum.

Created 8 January 2007
Updated 26 November 2007