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Willan's Chromodoris

Chromodoris willani

Photo by Eric Noora
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

"Chromodoris willani is similar in appearance to Chromodoris lochi, Chromodoris boucheti and Chromodoris dianae. This species can be distinguished by the very prominent white specks found on the gills and rhinophores.
Individuals in this species can range in color from dark blue to a translucent white. All have black stripes with the center-most stripe typically being non-continuous."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromodoris_willani

Habitat:

Coral reefs, Tropical Western Pacific

Notes:

Night dive at a depth of 5 m. Halo Anilao Dive Resort House Reef, Batangas, Philippines

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

It is PunkusArnett. Would be lovely as a brooch :-)
Very elegant looking. Almost like a piece of jewelry

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