Dermatobranchus striatellus

Dermatobranchus striatellus

Navy blue vertical stripes and orange antennae.

Characteristics

Body length is about 20 mm. The slender body has dark blue vertical stripes. The antennae are orange or red, which combines beautifully with the body color.The mouth is white with a brown to orange tip. The edges of the mantle are yellow.

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Ecology

They can be found on shallow reefs. They are easy to spot when they are on sponges or seaweed because of their bright colors.

Habitat

Miura Peninsula, Arasaki

Photographed on a reef at a depth of 1-2m in Arasaki. In the summer of 2024, they were the second most commonly seen after the centipede sea slug.

Most were blue, but some were gray.

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Picture of Dermatobranchus striatellus1|The mouth is white with a brown tip.
The mouth is white with a brown tip.
Picture of Dermatobranchus striatellus2|The edges of the mantle are yellow.
The edges of the mantle are yellow.
Picture of Dermatobranchus striatellus3|The blue body has orange antennae.
The blue body has orange antennae.
Picture of Dermatobranchus striatellus4|There is a vertical groove on the back, which looks like a vertical stripe.
There is a vertical groove on the back, which looks like a vertical stripe.
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