Thuridilla hoffae Gosliner, 1995
10mm

Thuridilla hoffae is known in the Marshalls from about six specimens observed at Kwajalein and Enewetak Atolls. All were found on lagoon pinnacles and the seaward reef at depths of 10 to 20 meters. The animals are small, with the individual below measuring about 7mm.

The specimen in the two photos below was found on a Kwajalein Atoll lagoon pinnacle, on a rock at a depth of about 6m, on 5 January 2009.

The specimen in the two photos below was under a rock on the Kwajalein seaward reef in 10m of water on 4 October 2010.

Created 2 February 2007
Updated 15 October 2010

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