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Updated 7/12/2014

Family Phyllidiidae

HAWAII

Phyllidia varicosa

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Juvenile, Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 40 feet

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

 

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 50 feet

Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 60 feet

 

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Alligator Rock, Oahu, 20 feet



Raja Ampat, Indonesia, 10 feet

 FRIED-EGG NUDIBRANCH

Common at scuba depths.  Attains at least 4 inches.  Exudes toxic mucus that repels fish.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.