Phyllidiopsis shireenae
Brunckhorst, 1993
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Comment from Bill Rudman:
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Dear Erwin,
The shape of the body, with its high dorsal crest, and the pink rhinophores suggest this is P. shireenae. I think we will just have to add a second transverse black line across the mantle as part of the colour variation of this species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
Notes from Neville Coleman: This is the same species as your last pic, just a pattern variation. This species is distributed from Taiwan to the Maldives and also Indonesia the Solomon Islands and across to Australia. It grows to at least 60 mm and feeds on sponges.
| Location: | Raja Ampat, Indonesia |
| Photographer: | Erwin Kodiat |
| Camera: | Canon PowerShot A620 › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | February 23, 2007 |
| Viewed: | 537 times |
| Posted: | 1 year ago |
| Updated: | 9 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Species: | Phyllidiopsis shireenae |