This eolid is known from several specimens found at Kwajalein Atoll. The first two were found together on 4 June 1983 and the larger of the two was 7mm in length. They were found on the seaward reef slope under dead coral at a depth of 15 meters. This species is figured in Gosliner et al (2018) as Flabellina sp. 9, but is considered by some others to be in the genus Piseinotecus.
The specimen immediately below was found on a Kwajalein Atoll lagoon pinnacle under a rock at a depth of about 8m on 8 December 2008. This specimen was with a small white egg mass when first seen.
Two specimens were found in 2010, one 6 September and the other on 21 November. Both were under rocks on lagoon pinnacles at depths of 6 and 9m. The two photos below show the 6 Sept specimen.
Below is a still captured from video of the 21 November 2010 specimen where it was observed on the undersurface of a dead coral rock. The chaotic growth of sponges, colonial tunicates, worms, and hydroids makes for a colorful and complicated photo.
Created 8 January 2007
Updated 3 December 2018