Although genetic analysis is needed to confirm this separation, differences is egg masses and radula suggest that T. maculata and T. occidentalis are separate species.
The following is excerpted from the NEW- Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs of the Eastern Pacific. See the remarks and similar species sections.
Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs of the Eastern Pacific is available from Mola Marine at http://www.molamarine.com/.
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