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

マーフィドーリス・アダスタ Murphydoris adusta
Photographed by
bighit2000 Manabu Kakegawa
Location
Petti San, Tulamben, Pulau Bali, Indonesia
Date
2016/11/16
Length
5mm
Depth
20.0m
Water temperature
28.0℃

MORPHOLOGY

Body chocolate brown with patches between pale blue and iridescent white. Edge of notum same colour as patches with discontinuous pale-yellow coloration at border. Middle dorsal part of the body with transversal iridescent white line and yellow patch on each side. Anteriormost part of head iridescent white with chocolate brown band in middle. Rhinophores with same coloration as body. Gill branches translucent white with yellow tips, sometimes more striking on larger middle branch. Thin line of iridescent white arises from each gill base that join at beginning of tail, continuing with wide iridescent white dorsal band until end of tail. Yellowish
pigmentation may be present. Foot blueish with small brown spots.

DISTRIBUTION

Indian Ocean to Indonesia, western Pacific Ocean;

ETYMOLOGY

From Latin adustus, perfect participle passive of aduro, brown. Murphydoris adusta refers to the dark brown colour of the body.

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