Marli Wakeling I beleive that this is thought to be a colour morph of Chromodoris dianae.
Ron Silver I'm not so sure about that. C. dianae does not have an unbroken black band.
Marli Wakeling I know; the scientists are still duking it out on this one. I usually call it Chromodoris sp., but I was corrected the last time I posted it.
Ron Silver :-D
Marli Wakeling I've even seen this called C. lochi.
Ahmet Yay Chromodoris sp., Anilao
Canon 600 D - Canon 60 mm macro - 2xYS-D1 Flash
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Tom Hobock Ahmet,the hand of god moves in your photos,amazed and touched by your work.it is with wonder I look at its Beauty.My spirt is moved. Tanks Tom
Mark Springs Great shot
Ahmet Yay Thank you very much Tom Hobock, Mark Springs.
Jon ChamberlainChromodoris annae or Chromodoris dianae? Found at 10m, Hoga, Wakatobi, Indonesia. It has the speckled blue mantle, think dark lines and orange mantle spots indicative of C. dianae but the rhinophores and gills are completely orange more indicative of C. lochi. Any thoughts?
Blogie Robillo If not C. dianae then maybe C. michaeli (but definitely not C. annae).
Jon Chamberlain Sorry I meant C. lochi not C. annae
Jon Chamberlain Excellent suggestion, definitely looks most like C. michaeli having had a look on SSF and nudipixel
Marli Wakeling This is a colour form of C. dianae.
Bernard Picton The two colour forms of C. dianae are probably separate species. Unfortunately both are included in the original description so this will make it difficult to say which one gets the name C. dianae. There is a good thread on SSForum re. this.
Blogie Robillo Which one is this, Chromodoris dianae or Chromodoris michaeli?
Photo taken at a depth of 21m. Length: 2.5cm.
Roy Arthur David Lontoh Chromodoris sp.
Blogie Robillo Really? Undescribed? :(
Gary Cobb Where was is animal found??!
Gary Cobb This is Chromodoris michaeli Gosliner & Behrens, 1998
Blogie Robillo Gary, what makes this C. michaeli? I can't seem to differentiate it from C. dianae with any authority...
Blogie Robillo Thanks for the ID, Gary Cobb! I spotted it at a depth of 21m, size about 2.5cm. It was last 11 February 2012, at a dive site called Coral Gardens, off the eastern coast of Talikud Island, Davao Gulf, Philippines.
Kati Burg ID help, please. Chromodoris sp.? found at 10 meters, about 5 cm long, Romblon Island, Philippines
Brian Perry Looks like a Chromodoris Dianae (Diana's Chromodoris), PAge 324 in Humann Reef Creature ID Tropical Pacific.
Blogie Robillo A strange-looking C. dianae... Or could it be C. michaeli?
Bernard Picton Those orange spots at the edge, with a bit of black, are certainly C. dianae. The overall appearance is odd though and we should not assume that it is impossible to get a few hybrid individuals. Cross species mating has been observed; see Behrens, Nudibranch behaviour, p.114.
Gary Cobb This is Chromodoris dianae
Gosliner & Behrens, 1998
Josh Milligan I know what it is, I just didn't label it. I was showing it for the beauty of it is all.
Gary Cobb Yes it is a beautiful species Josh nice photo. Lots of people have put photos on and no info...info like location and size is good info for those that don't know (name only if they know). In this group we share info on nudibranchs...photos are nice!