Pseudoceros cf. verecundus
Photos 1-3: David Rolla, Haleiwa and Pupukea, Oahu. Photo 4: Phillip Peck, Mahukona, Hawaii.

David Rolla photographed the top two animals at Haleiwa, Oahu, in September 2018, at a depth of about 2 ft. He had previously found one at Pupukea, Oahu, at a depth of 15 ft. (photo 3). Both were white with a narrow orange submarginal line. The pseudotentacles and part of the head region were black, the pseudotentacles bisected with an orange band that connected to the orange submarginal line. The dorsal surfaces were slightly "lumpy." This worm somewhat resembles Pseudoceros verecundus on the Newman & Cannon CD, but, as usual, does not exactly match it.

Update: Phillip Peck photographed another at Mahukona on the Big Island in April 2023. Although the submarginal band on his worm was almost black, the other features matched. Phillip writes "It was about 5mm in size in about 25 feet of water. It was on the move and difficult to catch up to under its little ledge."

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