Photo Information

Photographer
Lorenzo de Ponti
Location
Watamu, Kenya
Species name
Halgerda wasinensis
Verified by
"As is known for Halgerda aurantiomaculata, species of Halgerda are very variable intraspecifically. So this individual probably represents the pale colour form of Halgerda wasiniensis with the black pigment in the depressions between the ridges reduced to just a single large spot in every depression. This individual does possess all three characters related to the rhinophores and gills that distinguish Halgerda wasinensis: only the upper two-thirds of the rhinophoral clubs are black; the tips of the rhinophores themselves are white; and the gills are essentially white with black pigmentation restricted to the upper half of each gill."
Comment from Richard Willan
As is known for Halgerda aurantiomaculata, species of Halgerda are very variable intraspecifically. So this individual probably represents the pale colour form of Halgerda wasiniensis with the black pigment in the depressions between the ridges reduced to just a single large spot in every depression. This individual does possess all three characters related to the rhinophores and gills that distinguish Halgerda wasinensis: only the upper two-thirds of the rhinophoral clubs are black; the tips of the rhinophores themselves are white; and the gills are essentially white with black pigmentation restricted to the upper half of each gill.
Taken on
13 February 2008 03:03:40 am
Posted
16 years ago
Updated
5 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Canon PowerShot G10
Date and Time
2008:01:13 03:03:40
Exposure Time
1/60
Exposure Bias
1/3
Focal Length
15673/1000 mm
Horizontal Resolution
180/1 dpi
Vertical Resolution
180/1 dpi
Aperture
f/8.0
ISO
80
Exposure Mode
Manual exposure
Metering Mode
Center Weighted Average
Flash
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode, red-eye reduction mode
White Balance
Auto white balance
Color Space
sRGB
Software
ACD Systems Gestione immagini digitali

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyDorididae
SpeciesHalgerda wasinensis