Philinopsis speciosa from Maui, Hawaii
July 27, 2006
From: Jim Spears
Please ID the specimen in the attached photo.
There were approximately 10 to 12 of these animals in a small area of a sandy bottom. Some had the yellow coloring with blue edging and some had only the blue edging.
Locality: Wailea, Maui, 50, Hawaii, Pacific, 19 July 2006, sandy bottom. Length: 1 to 1 and 1/2 inches. Photographer: Jim Spears.
Thank you.
Jim
jim@kayakdiver.com
Spears, J., 2006 (Jul 27) Philinopsis speciosa from Maui, Hawaii. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17189Dear Jim,
This is Philinopsis speciosa. As you will see from the earlier messages, this species is quite varaible in colour, so it is good to get a photo showing another colour variation
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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