Comment from the photographer: Found at Eagle Ray wall.

Photo Information

Photographer
Doug Beitz
Species name
Phyllidia madangensis
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"Could be Phyllidia madangensis, although from specimens I've seen in the Marshalls, it can be impossible to tell Phyllidia madangensis from Phyllidia carlsonhoffi from the dorsum alone. A black line running lengthwise along the middle bottom of the foot would make it Phyllidia carlsonhoffi; lack of that line would make it Phyllidia madangensis. In some areas, Phyllidia madangensis appears to have a small tubercle at the anterior edge of the rhinophore pocket, that does not appear to be the case in the Marshalls, an island group close to Kosrae."
Comment from Scott Johnson
Could be Phyllidia madangensis, although from specimens I've seen in the Marshalls, it can be impossible to tell Phyllidia madangensis from Phyllidia carlsonhoffi from the dorsum alone. A black line running lengthwise along the middle bottom of the foot would make it Phyllidia carlsonhoffi; lack of that line would make it Phyllidia madangensis. In some areas, Phyllidia madangensis appears to have a small tubercle at the anterior edge of the rhinophore pocket, that does not appear to be the case in the Marshalls, an island group close to Kosrae.
Taken on
25 August 2009 11:55:18 am
Posted
15 years ago
Updated
4 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Canon PowerShot G10
Date and Time
2009:07:25 11:55:18
Exposure Time
1/80
Exposure Bias
-4/3
Focal Length
6100/1000 mm
Horizontal Resolution
4718592/65536 dpi
Vertical Resolution
4718592/65536 dpi
Aperture
f/4.0
ISO
80
Exposure Mode
Manual exposure
Metering Mode
Pattern
Flash
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode, red-eye reduction mode
White Balance
Manual white balance
Color Space
sRGB
Software
QuickTime 7.2.1

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyPhyllidiidae
SpeciesPhyllidia madangensis