Dermatobranchus cf. striatus van Hasselt, 1824 Figure 19F

Material examined.

Two specimens 9-12 mm, SI; two specimens 11 mm, HPW; one specimen 14 mm, SW.

Ecology.

On rocks in coral reef habitats where it feeds on the octocoral Briareum stechei ( Kükenthal, 1908). Occasionally observed among colonies of B. stechei growing on artificial substrates (i.e., discarded fishing nets) in deeper soft sediment habitats. Depth 6-22 m.

Distribution.

Dermatobranchus striatus is known from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Japan (see Gosliner and Fahey 2011).

Remarks.

This species was recorded as Dermatobranchus striatus van Hasselt, 1824 by Mehrotra and Scott (2016). Due to taxonomic uncertainty between this and similar species (see Gosliner and Fahey 2011), and with D. striatus being the type species for the genus, we refer to this species as D. cf. striatus .