PHRIKOCEROS? sp 4
Cory Pittman and Pauline Fiene found this striking orange flatworm in Halimeda and rubble off Ka`anapali, Maui in April 2007, somewhere between 25 ft and 45 ft. Although in color it closely resembles Phrikoceros baibaiye Newman & Cannon 1996b, that species is specifically stated to lack the white dots on the margin exhibited by this animal. Another candidate is Phrikoceros #3 from Newman and Cannon's book and CD, which they state occurs in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Hawai`i. However, their one photo of #3 (taken in Bali, Indonesia) has a very distinct, clearly delineated bright red margin, and their verbal color description echoes this. So that does not appear to be it. Phrikoceros #1 on this site has distinct white pseudotentacles, so that is not it either.

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