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Caloria
sp. #1
 
Caloria sp. #1
Maximum size:  13 mm.

Identification:  This species has a salmon-colored body with opaque white patches on the midline of the notum. The cerata are frosted in white and there are dusky steel-blue subapical patches on their anterior faces. The rhinophores have several irregular ridges and are flecked with white. The cephalic tentacles have apical and medial white bands. Rarely, the brown pigment may be absent.

Natural history:  Caloria sp. #1 is a moderately rare aeolid found in moderately exposed to highly exposed rocky habitats and in Halimeda kanaloana beds at depths of 5-8 m (16-26 ft).

Distribution:  Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.

Taxonomic notes:  It was first recorded in Hawaii by PF in Sept., 1989.

Photo:  PF: 11 mm: off Makena, Maui; Sept. 3, 2007.

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