Philinopsis taronga from New Zealand
May 16, 2003
From: Bill Rudman
As promised in my reply to Paul Furneaux's message here is a photo, kindly provided by Michael C. Miller, of what I would consider the more common colour form of Philinopsis taronga in New Zealand. It represents the form I described as P. aureopunctata. In the lower close-up the creamy yellow spots in the translucent spots are clearly visible.
Data: in mud at low water, Ngataringa Bay, Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand. March 1963. Photo: M.C. Miller.
In this form the brown pigmentation forms a reticulate pattern over a translucent clear background. There are usually clusters of creamy yellow spots in the translucent areas, but they can sometimes be absent. It matches the typical Australian colour form in having an orange spot in the crest on the posterior edge of the head shield, a submarginal row of orange spots along the parapodial edge, and a translucent clear median line on the head shield.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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