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Additional Photos
![](../thumbnails/Tubulophilinopsis-lineolata-fs.jpg)
2nd animal
![](../thumbnails/Tubulophilinopsis-lineolata-bs.jpg)
underside
![](../thumbnails/Tubulophilinopsis-lineolata-gs.jpg)
side
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Tubulophilinopsis lineolata (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
![Tubulophilinopsis lineolata](../photos/Tubulophilinopsis-lineolata-a.jpg)
Maximum size: about 15 mm.
Identification:
This
is
a
cream animal, tinged with orange and marked by prominent, transverse
brown lines. The underside is densely reticulated.
Natural history: Tubulophilinopsis lineolata
is known from only two animals. Both were initially found drifting in
the water column, at night. The first was at about 8 m (26 ft) and the
second at about 2 m (8 ft).
Distribution:
Big Island: widely distributed in
the Pacific.
Taxonomic notes: It was first recorded in Hawaii from Puako, Big Island by Rob Johnson on June 1, 2023.
Photo: Rob Johnson: about 15 mm; drifting: Puako, Big Island; June 1, 2023.
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