Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850)

(Figure 22 J–L, 23 A)

Material examined. Four specimens. MHN-YT83, ZRP, 10 Dec. 2011, 2m, 35mm; MB28-004727, PCR, 15 Aug. 2013, 0.5m, 41mm; MB28-004728, PACG, 15 Aug. 2013, 0.5m, 36mm; MB28-0 0 4839, POB, 0 9 May 2014, 18m, 35mm.

Habitats. Subtropical tidal reefs and rocky reefs.

Occurrences. Ponta do Ouro, Zavora and Paindane.

Geographic distribution. Indo-west, central Pacific. Hawaii (Gosliner 1987), Midway Atoll (Gosliner et al. 2008), Japan (Baba 1949), Australia (Angas 1864), Korea, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Réunion Island (Gosliner et al. 2008), South Africa (Gosliner 1987) and Mozambique (Macnae &Kalk 1958; King & Fraser 2014).

Remarks. Two distinguished morphotypes were found in Mozambique and require further investigation. One morphotype has a purple dorsum with elevated tubercles (Fig. 22 J) and a purple foot (Fig. 21K) whereas the second is brown with a white patch on the dorsum (Fig. 22 L) and a brown ventral surface with a yellow margin (Fig. 23 A). According to Valdés & Fahey (2006) it is not clear if D. krusensternii is a senior synonym of Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864) .