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Marianina rosea (Pruvot-Fol, 1930)

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Identification:
This is a distinctive species with a bright violet body, white bifid
cerata and orange-tipped rhinophores.
Natural history:
Marianina rosea
feeds on hydroids, unlike most tritoniids.
Distribution:
Oahu: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
Some authors place this species in its own family, the Marianinidae. It
was first recorded in Hawaii from Oahu by Gustav Paulay in Dec. 2008.
Photo: Gustav
Paulay: Oahu; Dec. 2008.
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