Phyllodesmium rudmani

Photograph taken by Chet King taken in Anilao, Philippines

Photo Information

Photographer
Chet King
Location
Anilao, Philippines
Species name
Phyllodesmium rudmani
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"A nice photo of a typical individual viewed head-on. Phyllodesmium rudmani is characterised by the cerata having long cylindrical stalks with a swollen region on top like a Christmas decoration. That swollen region has about 8, white, longitudinal ridges separated by deep, brown or brownish purple grooves. Thus each ceras mimics a polyp of the soft coral Xenia (the specific host food of this species) with its tentacles closed together."
Comment from Richard Willan
A nice photo of a typical individual viewed head-on. Phyllodesmium rudmani is characterised by the cerata having long cylindrical stalks with a swollen region on top like a Christmas decoration. That swollen region has about 8, white, longitudinal ridges separated by deep, brown or brownish purple grooves. Thus each ceras mimics a polyp of the soft coral Xenia (the specific host food of this species) with its tentacles closed together.
Camera
Canon EOS 350D
Taken on
8 June 2007 07:57:51 pm
Posted
16 years ago
Updated
5 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Canon EOS 350D
Date and Time
2007:05:08 19:57:51
Exposure Time
1/125
Exposure Bias
0/33554432
Focal Length
60/1 mm
Horizontal Resolution
72/1 dpi
Vertical Resolution
72/1 dpi
Aperture
f/9.0
ISO
400
Exposure Program
Manual
Exposure Mode
Manual exposure
Metering Mode
Pattern
Flash
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
White Balance
Auto white balance
Color Space
Uncalibrated
Software
Adobe Photoshop 7.0

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderAeolidina
FamilyFacelinidae
SpeciesPhyllodesmium rudmani