About Dendrodoris krebsii (Mörch, 1863)
Dendrodoris krebsii (Mörch, 1863) has an oval to elongated body shape. Its dorsum is soft and lacks tubercles. The species has extremely variable background body color, which can be white, black, orange, red, or light green, with or without spots in red, black, gray, or white. Its rhinophores and gill usually match the color of the rest of the body, and have white tips. The maximum recorded body length of this species is 120 mm, and some individuals reach up to 150 mm.
The distribution of Dendrodoris krebsii covers the North and South American mainland, ranging from Georgia to Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil. It has also been recorded in the Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, St. Martin, Antigua, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Grenada, and Panama.
In Panama, Dendrodoris krebsii is found under coral rubble or rocks. Its recorded depth range is from 0 m to 25 m. This is one of the most common species of Nudibranchia in the Caribbean. Members of its family are suctorial sponge feeders, and confirmed prey for Dendrodoris krebsii includes the sponge Haliclona sp.
