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side
underside
pale
regenerating
feeding
young, 6.5 mm
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Caloria sp. #1
Maximum size: 13 mm.
Identification:
This
species has a salmon-colored body with opaque white patches on the
midline of the notum. The cerata are frosted in white and there are
dusky steel-blue subapical patches on their anterior faces. The
rhinophores have several irregular ridges and are flecked with white.
The cephalic tentacles have apical and medial white bands. Rarely, the brown pigment may be absent.
Natural history:
Caloria sp. #1 is
a moderately rare aeolid found in moderately exposed to highly exposed rocky
habitats and in Halimeda kanaloana
beds at depths of 5-8 m (16-26 ft).
Distribution:
Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
It
was first recorded in Hawaii by PF in Sept., 1989.
Photo: PF: 11
mm: off Makena, Maui; Sept. 3, 2007.
Observations and comments:
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