Ceratophyllidia africana
Photograph taken by Jamie Dutton taken in Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Comment from the photographer: Taken on 6/22/2008, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii at "Firehouse" dive site. I thought it was an egg sack at first, then I saw the antenna/eye stalks come out and you can see the skirt on the yellow sponge. Any help with Id would be greatly appreciated!
Photo Information
"The spherical tubercles on the mantle of Ceratophyllidia species are attached by a short narrow "stalk". When disturbed, the animal is able to break off the tubercles so animals can often be found with a mixture of large and small (growing) tubercles, as in this photo."
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EXIF Information
- Camera
- Olympus μ750
- Date and Time
- 2008:06:22 09:14:17
- Exposure Time
- 1/30
- Exposure Bias
- 0/10
- Focal Length
- 640/100 mm
- Horizontal Resolution
- 314/1 dpi
- Vertical Resolution
- 314/1 dpi
- Aperture
- f/3.3
- 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
- sRGB
- Software
- Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery 6.0.6000.16386
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder | Doridina |
| Family | Phyllidiidae |
| Species | Ceratophyllidia africana |