Photo Information

Photographer
Mike Krampf
Species name
Goniobranchus fidelis
Verified by
"Most times it is easy to separate and identify Chromodoris fidelis and Chromodoris rubrocornuta. Adult Chromodoris fidelis has coloured lobes or ‘tongues’ that extend well across the mantle and black rhinophores and gills. Adult Chromodoris rubrocornuta has no coloured lobes or only hints of lobes and red or purplish rhinophores and gills. So the individual in this photo must be a juvenile Chromodoris fidelis because of its black rhinophores and gills, but in this small individual the coloured lobes have not yet developed inward from the submarginal bands. A very atypical individual that lacks the wavy pattern normally characteristic of this species."
Comment from Richard Willan
Most times it is easy to separate and identify Chromodoris fidelis and Chromodoris rubrocornuta. Adult Chromodoris fidelis has coloured lobes or ‘tongues’ that extend well across the mantle and black rhinophores and gills. Adult Chromodoris rubrocornuta has no coloured lobes or only hints of lobes and red or purplish rhinophores and gills. So the individual in this photo must be a juvenile Chromodoris fidelis because of its black rhinophores and gills, but in this small individual the coloured lobes have not yet developed inward from the submarginal bands. A very atypical individual that lacks the wavy pattern normally characteristic of this species.
Taken on
28 July 2006 12:43:19 pm
Posted
18 years ago
Updated
5 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Olympus μ600
Date and Time
2006:06:28 12:43:19
Exposure Time
1/125
Exposure Bias
0/1
Focal Length
87/5 mm
Horizontal Resolution
72/1 dpi
Vertical Resolution
72/1 dpi
Aperture
f/5.2
ISO
100
Exposure Program
Creative program (biased toward depth of field)
Exposure Mode
Auto exposure
Metering Mode
Pattern
Light Source
unknown
Flash
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
White Balance
Manual white balance
Color Space
Uncalibrated
Software
Version 1.0

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyChromodorididae
SpeciesGoniobranchus fidelis