Gymnodoris cf okinawae Baba, 1936

This one resembles the one we are calling Gymnodoris sp. e149 except that the orange dots are a bit larger and in some cases stretched out into short lines, and they are not as evenly distributed to form a network around the slightly pustulose white spots. While it could be a variation of that species, it also matches somewhat the description and Hawaiian specimens of Gymnodoris okinawae, which has dots that are similar in arrangement and shape but are reported to be more yellow-orange than red-orange. This specimen was found at Majuro Atoll by Ken Cone and Beth Van Zummeren.

Created 2 December 2021

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