Carminodoris estrelyado (Gosliner & Behrens, 1998)
- Location
- Ishikiri（Awa), Okinawa Island (Motobu and Northern area), Okinawa, Japan
- Date
- 2011/01/04
- Length
- 15mm
- Depth
- 15.0m
- Water temperature
- 20.0℃
Description
Ground color translucent whitish. Brown and translucent-white tubercles are scattered across the central dorsum, becoming smaller toward the periphery and disappearing at the margin. Some of the central brown tubercles are encircled by a yellow ring, giving an "eye" appearance. Rhinophores translucent white with brownish tips; gill translucent white.Distribution
Tropical Indo-West Pacific.Etymology
From Filipino (Tagalog) estrelyado, meaning a sunny-side-up egg or "starred".Remarks
Family Discodorididae. Originally placed in Hoplodoris.References
- ホプロドリス・エストレリアド, 殿塚孝昌. (2003). ウミウシガイドブック〈3〉. TBSブリタニカ.
- Hoplodoris estrelyado (= Carminodoris estrelyado), Fahey S.J. & Gosliner T.M. (2003). Mistaken identities: on the Discodorididae genera Hoplodoris Bergh, 1880 and Carminodoris Bergh, 1889 (Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4. 54(10): 169-208.
- ホプロドーリス・エストレリアド, 小野篤司. (2004). 沖縄のウミウシ. ラトルズ.
- ホプロドーリス・エストレリアド, 中野理枝. (2004). 本州のウミウシ. ラトルズ.
- Carminodoris estrelyado, Terrence Gosliner, Ángel Valdés and David Behrens. (2015). Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification Indo-Pacific. New World Pubns Inc.
- メダマヤキウミウシ（新称）, 中野理枝. (2018). 日本のウミウシ. 文一総合出版.
Featured in this book
Terrence Gosliner, Ángel Valdés and David Behrens. (2018). Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification Indo-Pacific 2nd Edition. New World Pubns Inc.
New World Publications
This species, Carminodoris estrelyado, is included in the book.
View on Amazon PR (Amazon Associates)Seasonality
Shooting Locations
Loading shooting locations...
Photos of Carminodoris estrelyado
Same Genus Nudibranchs
Similar Colors Nudibranchs
Academic Database
Sea slug observation data is available in international marine biodiversity databases.