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/16931Dear 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
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