Hypselodoris imperialis
Photograph taken by Pauline Bosserelle taken in Taha'a, French Polynesia
Comment from the photographer: Photo taken between Haamene bay and Faaaha bay
Photo Information
"At present this individual would have to be classified as Risbecia godeffroyana simply because it does not come from Hawaii. However, in lacking a strong pink suffusion over the central area of the mantle, in having dark blue-black ‘tongues’ laterally and in having only a few orange spots inside these ‘tongues’ it would qualify as Risbecia godeffroyana on its appearance. So in my opinion, this animal (and plenty of other intermediates like it) shows there is insufficient colour differences to separate Risbecia imperialis and Risbecia godeffroyana, and they should be synonymised. In that case, the name Risbecia imperialis must apply because it is the older name."
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EXIF Information
- Camera
- Olympus μ770SW
- Date and Time
- 2008:03:13 09:24:46
- Exposure Time
- 1/160
- Exposure Bias
- 0/10
- Focal Length
- 913/100 mm
- Horizontal Resolution
- Vertical Resolution
- Aperture
- f/4.0
- ISO
- 80
- Exposure Program
- Creative program (biased toward depth of field)
- Exposure Mode
- Auto exposure
- Metering Mode
- Pattern
- Light Source
- Fine weather
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
- White Balance
- Manual white balance
- Color Space
- sRGB
- Software
- Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery 6.0.6000.16386
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder | Doridina |
| Family | Chromodorididae |
| Species | Hypselodoris imperialis |