Some Fijian Nudibranchs (and a Platyhelminth)

Reticulidia halgerda Fiji PGS 2015 3Reticulidia halgerda.

All these photos were taken in Bligh Waters, Fiji, in 2015. Many of the animals were spotted, at a considerable distance, by Jesse of the Wananavu dive boat. The captions describe the photo above in each case.

Goniobranchus (?) Fiji 2015 2b cmpI think this is Goniobranchus, perhaps G. geometricus in a different color form from those seen round Sydney.

Platy Thysanozoon nigropapillosum Fiji PGSThysanozoon nigropapillosum. This one’s a Platyhelminth, from an entirely different phylum, not a nudibranch.

Chromodoris lochi Fiji PGS 2015 2 cmpChromodoris lochi. A beautiful species.

Roboastra gracilis PGS 2015 FijiRoboastra gracilis. 

Phyllidia elegans PGS Fiji 2015 cmpPhyllidia elegans, I think, though we can’t see all of its important parts, and there are lots of Phyllidia species.

Phyllidiella pustulosa PGS Fiji 2015 cmp2The unfortunately named Phyllidiella pustulosa. (“Thanks so much, Cuvier.”) The head is at the upper right.*

Phyllidiella sp Fiji 2015 PGS cmAnother Phyllidiella species, I think. This is a tricky group.

Nembrotha lineolata Fiji 2015 PGS cm4Nembrotha lineolata, I think. There seems to be some color variation in this species.

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