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After looking at the photos from last night I think these might be two different species of Aplysia parvula. The coloration on the head is different and the banding of the wavy things on the back is also different.

 

Version One:

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And version two, this one has spacing between his back wavy-things and this coloration is very different:

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Pteraeolidia ianthina & Phidiana indica?

 

Aplysia are another type of opisthobranch.

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After looking at the photos from last night I think these might be two different species of Aplysia parvula. The coloration on the head is different and the banding of the wavy things on the back is also different.

 

Version One:

2656218690100390769S600x600Q85.jpg

 

2940885010100390769S600x600Q85.jpg

 

2337527140100390769S600x600Q85.jpg

 

And version two, this one has spacing between his back wavy-things and this coloration is very different:

2346634750100390769S600x600Q85.jpg

 

2366909830100390769S600x600Q85.jpg

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the first species is Pteraeolidia ianthina

the second is Godiva sp. 3 in IPN (Gosliner, Behrens, & Valdes, 2008:384

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