Elysia obtusa from Hawaii

June 22, 2006
From: Keoki Stender

Concerning message #4935:

Hi Bill,

Here's what I think is the first record of Elysia obtusa from Hawaii. It looks a lot like Scott's specimen from the Marshall Islands. Found at night under a stone in two feet of water.

Locality: Moku O Loe (Coconut Is.), Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 0.5m, Hawaii, USA, Central Pacific, 12 June 2006, Under stone on reef flat. Length: 20mm. Photographer: Keoki Stender.

Thanks,
Keoki Stender

fishpicshi@yahoo.com

Stender, K., 2006 (Jun 22) Elysia obtusa from Hawaii. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16931

Dear Keoki,

I think you are right on both the indentification and the new record from Hawaii. Your photos show the transparency of the animal very well and the dark branching of the digestive gland.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jun 22). Comment on Elysia obtusa from Hawaii by Keoki Stender. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16931

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