Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos   branchia detail   rhinophore detail   underside   young, 18 mm _______________   GALLERY	Carminodoris bifurcata Baba, 1993   Maximum size:  46 mm. Identification:  This species has small, closely spaced tubercles. The stout brown rhinophores usually have flame-like cream markings on their clubs. The branchia are two-toned: the anterior gills cream flecked with brown and white, the  posterior gills translucent orange-brown. The center of the notum is usually darker and its margin is blotched with brown. The underside is finely flecked with brown. The two-toned branchia and stout rhinophores with cream markings distinguish the species from Carminodoris  cf.  flammea. Natural history:  Carminodoris bifurcata is a moderately rare species found from the low intertidal to 7 m (23 ft) in rocky habitats. It occurs at protected to exposed sites. It lays a cream egg mass that hatches in about six days in the laboratory. Distribution:  Maui and Oahu: widely distributed in the western & central Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  This is the species listed as Carminodoris nodulosa (Angas, 1864) in Kay, 1979 and Bertsch and Johnson, 1981. It was first reported in Hawaii from Ala Moana, Oahu in Feb., 1962 (Kay & Young, 1969). Photo:  CP: 46 mm: Hekili Point, Maui; Nov. 10, 2004. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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