Dendrodoris coronata Kay & Young, 1969

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* Dendrodoris coronata Kay & Young, 1969 Figure 14C

Material examined.

One specimen 30 mm, LT.

Ecology.

On rocks and among corals in shallow reefs. Depth 2-6 m.

Distribution.

Widespread in the Indo-Pacific including the Red Sea ( Yonow 2008), Mozambique ( Tibiriçá et al. 2017), Japan, Australia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Marshall Islands ( Gosliner et al. 2008), probably Indonesia ( Yonow 2017), and Hawaii ( Kay and Young 1969). Here representing a first record for Thai waters.

Figures

Figure 14. A, B Trapania miltabrancha 25 mm (A) two specimens on Didemnum molle (B) C Dendrodoris coronata 30 mm (photograph by Kirsty Magson) D Dendrodoris krusensternii 45 mm E Dendrodoris elongata 29 mm F Dendrodoris fumata 55 mm G Dendrodoris nigra 16 mm H Dendrodoris tuberculosa 88 mm I Phyllidia coelestis specimens 25 - 35 mm J Phyllidia elegans 45 mm (photograph by Pau Urgell Plaza) K Phyllidia exquisita 30 mm L Phyllidia ocellata 60 mm.