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there are variants with a yellow body, with yellow rhinophores and gills, and an orange-red submarginal band on the mantle and variants with a white body, with translucent white rhinophores and gills, in some specimens the gills are red tipped and the rhinophores have a reddish subapical region and an opaque white apex the white variants can have: a complete white colour without a any marginal or submarginal band a yellow marginal band and an orange-red submarginal band or a red marginal band In some specimens are marginal and/or submarginal bands on the foot, some specimens have a red line on the crest at the middle of the foot. Let me quote the Sea-Slug Forum: "These all appear to be colour varieties of the one species." More informations on Diaphorodoris mitsuii are at Bill Rudman's Sea-Slug Forum! |
