Costasiella kuroshimae Ichikawa, 1993

テングモウミウシ Costasiella kuroshimae
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Location
Sakimotobu, Hontou hokubu(Iejima・Minnajima・Sesokojima), Okinawa, Japan
Date
2020/08/12
Length
3mm
Depth
6.0m
Water temperature
29.0℃
The anterior part of the head is divided longitudinally by a brown colour patternthus giving the impression of two roundish pouches. The rhinophores are white, but their tips are black. No oral tentacles are present. A brown mark is present medially behind the eyes. The cerata are arranged in 7 rows, generally green with white tips. Iridescent dots are scattered over the green parts of the cerata.

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