Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos   top	Noumea simplex (Pease, 1871)   Maximum size:  18 mm (Kay, 1979). Identification:  This is an oval species that often appears to bulge laterally in the center. It is opaque white to pinkish-white with a few orange spots scattered randomly over the central area of the notum. The rhinophores and gills are tipped with orange and there is a narrow marginal line that varies from orange to violet. The lack of translucent spots on the notum distinguishes it from the similar appearing Chromodoris sp. #2. Natural history:  Kay (1979) reports this species as being common under rocks in the shallow subtidal and usually "firmly lodged in crevices." However, it has seldom been seen in recent years. The one recent specimen we are aware of was found at about 6 m (20 ft) in an exposed rocky area. It lays a cream egg mass (Kay & Young, 1969). Distribution:  Oahu and Kauai: widespread in the Indo-Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  This is the species listed as Hypselodoris peasei (Bergh, 1880a) in Kay, 1979. The name means "simple." It was probably first reported from Hawaii in Kay & Young, 1969. Photo:  Edward Blackshaw: about 3 mm: found by Laura Blackshaw; Pupukea, Oahu; July 27, 2008. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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