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Dermatobranchus rubidus
Image courtesy of Marc Chamberlain
Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Dermatobranchus rubidus (Gould, 1852)
Every once in awhile a diver/photographer gets one of those OMG photos. Marc's photo here is one of those in my opinion.
This species is distinct and not to be confused with any other arminid. Dermatobranchus differs from the genus Armina by lacking a secondary gill between the mantle and the foot. Respiration is directly through the skin.
This species is pink to red with a series of longitudinal opaque white lines on the dorsal ridges. The foot is quite wide as seen in Marc's photo. The oral veil is angular and scalloped.
This species reached 50 mm in length and is found throughout the western and central Pcific Oceans, where it is active at night.
Great shot Marc. Wish it was mine.
Dave Behrens
New Braunfels, TX
Aug., 2024
Send Dave email at davidwbehrens@gmail.com
Washington to Texas
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Marc and Michelle Chamberlain reside in the Pacific Northwest in Seattle, Washington where they have lived for the last 15 years. They enjoy cold water diving and take advantage of their location to dive Puget Sound, Hood Canal, the San Juan Islands and the Olympic Peninsula all in Washington as well as multiple locations in British Columbia and southeast Alaska whenever possible. They also travel abroad (pre-pandemic), often combining land and water opportunities as in a trip to New Zealand, where they did extensive bird watching and hiking in addition to diving the Poor Knight's Islands (which I am going to put on my places to visit list).
Marc has a Nikon D500 in a Subal housing with 2 YS-D2 strobes and diffusers in addition to a variety of lenses. Marc in his time in San Diego was SDUPS Photographer of the Year so many times that I lost count! In fact, Marc came to mind many summers ago during a trip on the Catalina Express from Dana Point. Due to a loading snafu, the bag containing my camcorders was stowed down below and therefore unavailable during the hop over to Catalina. Well, you guessed it!, a Blue Whale breeched about 50 feet off the boat and hung around for about 10 minutes for everyone onboard to get a shot. That is with the exception of yours truly! During the remainder of the voyage the only thought that came to mind was "if Marc has been onboard he would have been ready." That folks is the difference between those who dream and those who actually do it!
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