Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Dermatobranchus piperoides Gosliner & Fahey, 2011
Dermatobranchus piperoides is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae. This species feeds on soft corals and sea pens.
The body colour and the color of the oral veil, and the foot is opaque white. There are a few black spots of various sizes of the notum and a single black spot on the centre of the oral veil. The rhinophoral lamellae are orange with a black rhinophoral apex. The oral veil has a large orange blotch on its anterior margin. The foot is uniformly white.
The specific name "piperoides" is Latin "Piper", refer to the black markings on the notum of this species to ground pepper.
Similar to Dermatobranchus kokonas.
Dermatobranchus piperoides is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae. This species feeds on soft corals and sea pens.
The body colour and the color of the oral veil, and the foot is opaque white. There are a few black spots of various sizes of the notum and a single black spot on the centre of the oral veil. The rhinophoral lamellae are orange with a black rhinophoral apex. The oral veil has a large orange blotch on its anterior margin. The foot is uniformly white.
The specific name "piperoides" is Latin "Piper", refer to the black markings on the notum of this species to ground pepper.
Similar to Dermatobranchus kokonas.
