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Family Phyllidiidae

HAWAII

Phyllidia exquisita

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu

EXQUISITE PHYLLIDIA

Rarely encountered in Hawaii along ledges with orange sponge.  Best distinguished from the common Phyllidia varicosa by its yellow margin and fewer yellow tubercles.  Attains 2 inches.  Hawaii and the Indo-Pacific.