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Willan's Chromodoris

Chromodoris willani

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...

Habitat:

Coral reefs, Tropical Western Pacific

Notes:

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

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2 Comments

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 11 years ago

It is PunkusArnett. Would be lovely as a brooch :-)

PunkusArnett
PunkusArnett 11 years ago

Very elegant looking. Almost like a piece of jewelry

Eric Noora
Spotted by
Eric Noora

Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Dec 27, 2012
Submitted on Feb 28, 2013

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