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/17189

Dear 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

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jul 27). Comment on Philinopsis speciosa from Maui, Hawaii by Jim Spears. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17189

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