Mystery Nudi - Need assistance ID'ing the thing

[Mo2vation]

OK Terry.

Next time, beer on me.

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Ken

 

[drbill]

Now Missy's is much closer to what I've seen (no pink!). It must have been misidentified for me, but that was decades ago. As most of you know, we don't have many nudies out here (unless you go to the Chi Chi Club late at night).

 

[divinman]

My Email to DWB

David,

I was flipping through your new Nudibranch book and came across the image of the J. barbarensis. It looks nothing like the previous image in Ed. 2. Has it been reclassified? I had a friend find a specimen and ask me to id it and I told him it was J. babarensis but he disagreed based on the photo in Eastern Pacific Nudibranchs.

Also, just out of curiosity, why so many name changes in the book? Lots of "previously...."

Thanks again for all the help through the years.

Terry

Who am I?

David's Response.

You are the second person to mention this. Could have been a tactical error. We almost used this photo on the cover.

Keep in mind features like cerata varying widely. Now that said look at the rhinophores of all 3. Identical. The carnacle between the rhinophores identical. All three have branched liver divericulum. All three have blue tips on the cerata, followed by an orange band (the tips and bands only differ in color intensity – but the main program is there. In Calif. The band tends to look gold, while in Mexico it is more faded.

As for all the name changes – several major taxonomic reviews have come out in the last couple of years that really rearranged things. Drives me crazy, but it is still a new science.

Hang in there.

David Behrens
5091 Debbie Court
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
www.seachallengers.com

 

[MissyP]

Now Missy's is much closer to what I've seen (no pink!).

Looks like Ken found a smaller version of the one I found in LJ.. They really are beautiful, distinct nudibranchs...

 

[Mo2vation]

Looks like Ken found a smaller version of the one I found in LJ.. They really are beautiful, distinct nudibranchs...

Claudette ("spot") found the first one. I just took those quick, ugly shots.

Then I promptly found several more. As did she.

The park was stupid with them Saturday night.

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Ken

 

[HBDiveGirl]

Claudette ("spot") found the first one. I just took those quick, ugly shots.

Then I promptly found several more. As did she.

The park was stupid with them Saturday night.

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Ken

Woof! (...and it doesn't mean "the kid's stuck down the well"...)

"Stupid with Nudibranchs"... now there's a description

They were everywhere. I saw three free-swimmers, and 7 on kelp fronds. Each one a stop-in-your-tracks beauty.

After the earlier Poached Valiant with 6 Mexichromis and 2 Hopkins Roses... it was an ophistobranch-explosion of a day. I'm so glad we were there .

Thanks for the fast ID, everyone.
Spot (aka hbNudi-Spotter)