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Chromodoris africana
Image courtesy of David CowderyPhoto taken at Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
March 2018
Nikon D800 with DS160 substrobes
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Chromodoris africana Eliot, 1904 Not quite sure why this species has not been featured as a BOW until now, but what the hay. This is a typical color variation of C. africana, just a little outside its normal geographic range. Okay, nice find. It matches the description of having a wide orange marginal band and three wide black longitudinal stripes, perfectly. Some folks have confused this species with Chromodoris magnifica, (Courtesy of Bill Rudman's Sea Slug forum) but in the latter species the orange marginal band is inside of a thin white band. Like other Chromodoris species the egg ribbon is laid flat on its side to the substrate, not on edge. Wait until you see some of the new Chromodorids and their genetically identical morphs when the second edition of NSSI comes out next month. You are going to die. Thanks Dave for adding C. africana to our species list!
Sammamish, WA 98074 Oct., 2018 Send Dave email at davidwbehrens@gmail.com
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David Cowdery
Dave Cowdery is a retired bio-medical Engineer and is the inventor of the Alumina/Titanium hermetic feedthrough (1970) for implantable bionics and the first to introduce a Titanium casing. This invention created the first bionic implant (pacemaker) with a service life that could be measured in years rather than months and is the basis for todays huge multi billion dollar bionic industry. David is a Divemaster with over 5,500 dives experience and is based near Byron Bay in Australia. David is also a keen competitive road bicycle rider covering over 400 km most weeks. Photographic equipment used Nikon D800 camera with DS160 substrobes.
Send Dave mail at divec@ozemail.com.au
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