Photo Information

Photographer
Graham Abbott
Species name
Phyllidiopsis annae
Verified by
"This is not Phyllidiopsis xishaensis as this one has black rhinophores; I cannot see the dorsum to count the lines but it is probably Phyllidiopsis annae, which actually has identical black lines to Phyllidiopsis xishaensis! The main difference is the black rhinophores in Phyllidiopsis annae and ochre/beige in xishaensis. Additionally, Phyllidiopsis annae does appear more ‘blue’ in body colour. Distributions are very different; Phyllidiopsis annae is known only from Papua New Guinea in the Pacific and in the eastern Indian Ocean from the Thailand coast, so this is a nice record, confirming a Pacific distribution."
Comment from Nathalie Yonow
This is not Phyllidiopsis xishaensis as this one has black rhinophores; I cannot see the dorsum to count the lines but it is probably Phyllidiopsis annae, which actually has identical black lines to Phyllidiopsis xishaensis! The main difference is the black rhinophores in Phyllidiopsis annae and ochre/beige in xishaensis. Additionally, Phyllidiopsis annae does appear more ‘blue’ in body colour. Distributions are very different; Phyllidiopsis annae is known only from Papua New Guinea in the Pacific and in the eastern Indian Ocean from the Thailand coast, so this is a nice record, confirming a Pacific distribution.
Taken on
4 April 2008 11:23:55 am
Posted
17 years ago
Updated
5 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T20
Date and Time
2008:03:04 11:23:55
Exposure Time
10/500
Exposure Bias
-10/10
Focal Length
1556/100 mm
Horizontal Resolution
720000/10000 dpi
Vertical Resolution
720000/10000 dpi
Aperture
f/4.0
ISO
80
Exposure Program
Normal program
Exposure Mode
Metering Mode
Spot
Light Source
unknown
Flash
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode, return light not detected
White Balance
Color Space
sRGB
Software
Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyPhyllidiidae
SpeciesPhyllidiopsis annae