Ardeadoris scottjohnsoni explained

Ardeadoris scottjohnsoni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Hawaii. It seems to be endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Description

This nudibranch has a white body with a yellow-edged mantle border. Its gills have white bases with black tips and the rhinophores have transparent bases and black clubs, with a thin electric-blue vertical line.^[2] It grows to in length.^[3]

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Ardeadoris scottjohnsoni Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989. Accessed on 2019-01-23.
2. Pittman, C. & Fiene, P., 2019. Ardeadoris scottjohnsoni Sea slugs of Hawaii, accessed 2019-01-23.
3. Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition. 452 pp.,, p. 171