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fionids

17 Mariana Islands species out of 20 reported | 49 Indo-Pacific species

Mariana Islands species are displayed by default. Click on the tags below to view additional species.


*Eubranchus mandapamensis, Eubranchus sp. 11, and possibly several of the Tenellia species pictured here appear to represent new records for the Mariana Islands, but it is possible that one or more were reported as undescribed eolid species in Carlson and Hoff (2003)

Additional Fionidae species (as Tergipedidae) reported from the Mariana Islands by Carlson and Hoff (2003):

  • Tenellia ornata (as Cuthona ornata)
  • Tenellia poritophages (as Cuthona poritophages)
  • Tenellia sp. 1, pink head (as Cuthona sp. 1)
  • Tenellia sp. 1, on Goniopora fruticosa (as Phestilla sp. 1)
  • Tenellia sp. 2, orange & blue on cera (as Cuthona sp. 2)
  • Tenellia sp. 2, on Porites lobata (as Phestilla sp. 2)
  • Tenellia sp. 3, pink, heavy cerata (as Cuthona sp. 3)
  • Tenellia sp. 3, scattered white flecks (as Phestilla sp. 3)
  • Tenellia sp. 4, small, transparent (as Cuthona sp. 4)
  • Tenellia sp. 5, gold (as Cuthona sp. 5)
  • Tenellia sp. 6, white, Toguon sand (as Cuthona sp. 6)
  • Tenellia sp. 7, purple head, red cephalic tentacles (as Cuthona sp. 7)
  • Tenellia sp. 8, orange-pink, dry dock (as Cuthona sp. 8)
  • Tenellia sp. 9, on Enhalus hydroid, Saipan (as Cuthona sp. 9)
  • Tenellia sp. 10, white sparkley (as Cuthona sp. 10)
  • Tenellia sp. 11, white, pink, green (as Cuthona sp. 11)