Chromodoris albopunctata

Peter Gillard Around 15m depth, length around 60mm, N/E coast Taiwan. First time I have ever seen this guy up there, any ID ?

Blogie Robillo Chromodoris albopunctata, if I'm not mistaken.

Blogie Robillo http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/10054208

Peter Gillard Blogie, thanks, that seems to be the one, except the yellow "tail" seems extra ?

Blogie Robillo That's part of its foot.

Blogie Robillo Take a look at this (also from Taiwan): http://www.nudipixel.net/photo/00008485/

Gary Cobb Without a doubt Blogie!

Alexey Seleznev i like this one! Andaman Sea Wonders

Marylin Batt Much prettier than the one I found which was more brown than rose. Nice shot.

Lala Rute Candy nudi? Great capture!

Ferdinando Meli Lovely pic ;-)

Patricia Perret Chromodoris albopunctata. Chromodorididae

Ron Silver nice

Susan Demasters Like it!

Giorgio Cavallaro (Y) (Y)

Christopher Thorn Night dive, Sand Island, Taiwan. First time i've seent his nudi, it was floating in the surge at about 8m, about 20mm length. Chromodoris Albopunctata?

Christopher Thorn this*

Blogie Robillo Looks like C. albopunctata

Jeff Rosenfeld Glossodoris cincta (Bergh, 1888) See http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/gloscinc

Blogie Robillo I see. You're right, Jeff!

Christopher Thorn Thanks Blogie and Jeff.

Ron Silver https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=519384234821549&set=gm.446421708811641&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf

Ron Silver Nudibranch from the Seychelles........ID?

Blogie Robillo Beautiful!

Arne Kuilman Glossodoris cincta (west Indian Ocean variation) I believe.

Ron Silver Do you have a reference or any photos? Here's ome info from the Sea Slug Forum but the marginal band colors are quite different: http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/gloscinc

Arne Kuilman Hmm, I was looking at Glossodoris sp. ,but it's rhinophores remind me of a different species.

Arne Kuilman Glossodoris sp. has many color variations as this page shows: http://seaslugs.free.fr/nudibranche/a_glosso_hikuerensis.htm

Ron Silver Doesn't appear to be G. hikuerensis

Ron Silver Wonder about a color form of Goniobranchus reticulata?

Boomer William Wing I think you're close Ron, I'm still looking but can't buy such a compete shift in the color and pattern on the marginal edge. I'm looking under Genus name Chromodoris now.

Boomer William Wing Found one allot closer Chromodoris albopunctata. http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/chroalbopc But this does not make it either. Yours has a fading blue margin, not more sharp like all the pics we have been looking at. The blue margin in yours is white spotted as are the Rhino tips. None of those Gonio's or Gloss's have this in any color variation or even these 2 species, spotted margin.

Ron Silver I can't open the link on your reply above?

Boomer William Wing I will fix that

Boomer William Wing http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1974

Ron Silver Thanx

Alexis Principe Might belong to the Chromodoris tinctoria/reticulata complex since the pattern on the dorsal side is like C. reticulata but different color in terms of margin and rhinophores.

Boomer William Wing Ron Silver I posted it elsewhere and got the same answer as ^ Alexis Principe

Alexis Principe Hi Boomer! I see that you're acquaintances with Richard Ross and Matt Wandell... they were my guests a few years ago during the California Academy of Sciences Exploration here in the Philippines. A few months ago I was diving with Bart Shepherd and Dirk (SECORE Project) when they visited.

Ron Silver Thanx, always nice to get confirmation of what I opined several posts ago. :-D

Boomer William Wing Hi Alexis Principe :) I know both of them very well. There are pics of us together on my Timeline. I have known Charles Delbeek, the Assistant Curator CAS Stienhart for ~ 25 years. Same for Scott Michael. Richard my be staying at my house for a weekend in Dec., giving a local talk here. "Charlie", Jen Veron, is also a friend of mine, although he is not a FB person. That is a bunch of great guys you are diving with.

Alexis Principe I have seen books of Charlie Veron on coral species but haven't dived with him yet, but Charles DelBeek and Scott Michael I've personally met and dived with. They are really great guys that I've enjoyed diving with since I've learned alot of stuff from. Please extend my greetings when you see them and hope to dive with you here in the Philippines. :)

Ron Silver Not routinely in the same stellar company as you, but happy to say I met Scott & Janine Michael while diving at KBR in Lembeh many, many years ago.

Alexis Principe During my early years as a dive guide, Scott and Janine came in a group along with Neville Coleman and Roger Steene. I really learned alot from them since they were the ones showing me stuff instead of the other way around. Hahaha

Blogie Robillo Wow Alexis, I must say I'm jealous!

Alexis Principe Thanks Blogie! Just lucky I guess since I had to go into dive guiding in between work. I didn't even expect to meet them in person in this situation, and was just thrilled especially when I had been studying their books since college. One of the best things about them is their enthusiasm whenever we found stuff, even if it's just things they've seen many times before. They were really generous with sharing their knowledge and experiences... which I try to also do whenever I guide guests so as to give alot more meaning to critters and their photos.