Trapania toddi
Image courtesy of Gordon Tillen
Masaplod, North Dauin, Philippines

Image taken at Tulamben, Indonesia, Dive site Seraya Secret. 5-6 mm




Trapania toddi Rudman, 1987

This species has an interesting disjunct geographic distribution, being found in the Red Sea, Australia and Hong Kong (and now the Philippines and Indonesia).

Like other members of the genus it has a long narrow body with long curved extrarhinophoral and extrabranchial appendages. The body is white with dark brown reticulated pigment containing numerous white spots. extrarhinophoral and extrabranchial appendages.

And like other species it can be found on encrusting sponges grazing on entoprocts (small colonial organisms) that live commensally in the sponge

Dave Behrens
Sammamish, WA 98074
Nov., 2018
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Gordon on location at Anilao, Batangas, Philippines

Gordon Tillen is a retired American businessman living in the Philippines since 2008. He has logged over 3000 dives across the Coral Triangle and the Caribbean. His current equipment is a Canon 5D MKIII with YS-D1 strobes and Sea & Sea housing. Currently resides in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, PH.

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Attention all you Sluggers, and you know who you are!

The NSSI 2nd edition is now available in ebook PDF and book form . The hard back version will become available Nov. 1st. Both will cost $65 (individually).

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