Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011

Mehrotra, Rahul, A. Caballer Gutierrez, Manuel, M. Scott, Chad, Arnold, Spencer, Monchanin, Coline, Viyakarn, Voranop & Chavanich, Suchana, 2021, An updated inventory of sea slugs from Koh Tao, Thailand, with notes on their ecology and a dramatic biodiversity increase for Thai waters, ZooKeys 1042, pp. 73-188 : 73

* Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus Gosliner & Fahey, 2011 Figure 19C

Material examined.

Two specimens 40-50 mm, SB.

Ecology.

Exclusive to the soft sediment habitats outside the coral reef where it may be found feeding on Dendronephthya sp. or partially buried in the nearby silt/sand. Depth 14-24 m.

Distribution.

Known from the West Pacific including Japan and Australia ( Rudman 2005b; Nimbs and Smith 2016). Here documented as a first record for Thai waters.

Remarks.

Recorded as Dermatobranchus sp. by Mehrotra and Scott (2016: fig. 3C).

Figures

Figure 19. A Armina scotti 41 mm B Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus 55 mm C Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus 40 mm D Dermatobranchus fortunatus 11 mm E Dermatobranchus semilunus 33 mm (photograph by Pau Urgell Plaza) F Dermatobranchus cf. striatus 14 mm G, H Dermatobranchus sp. 1 32 mm (G) and 28 mm (H) I, J Dermatobranchus sp. 2 27 mm K Bornella hermanni 12 mm L Bornella johnsonorum 35 mm.