Murphydoris puncticulata Paz-Sedano, Smirnoff, Candás, Gosliner & Pola, 2022

マーフィドーリス・プンクティキュラータ Murphydoris puncticulata
Photographed by
bighit2000 Manabu Kakegawa
Location
MINA point, Tulamben, Pulau Bali, Indonesia
Date
2017/03/09
Length
7mm
Depth
10.0m
Water temperature
28.0℃

MORPHOLOGY

Body white with small dark brown spots scattered along body. One triangular band of concentrated brown spots at anterior portion of dorsum, behind rhinophores. Transverse dark brown patch at head, between rhinophores. Third horizontal band of concentrated spots behind gill. Rhinophores, gill branches and foot whitish translucent.

DISTRIBUTION

the western and central Pacific Ocean

ETYMOLOGY

From Latin diminutive of punctum, point or dot. Murphydoris puncticulata is named after the brown notches formed by dots.

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