Imogine sp. A
photo 1: Portlock Point, O`ahu
photo 2: Cory Pittman, McGregor Point, Maui. < 32 ft.
photo 3: Tina Owens, Kona, Hawai`i
photo 4: Cory Pittman, Kahalui Harbor, Maui. < 17 ft.

ID from Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii, Section 2. p. 37, as Stylochus (Imogine) sp. (Note: the subgenus Imogine has since been raised to a full genus.)

"Alive and extended, this worm may exceed a length of 60 mm and a breadth of 30 mm. At rest it is ovate to round and the body is of firm consistency. The dorsal surface is brown, punctuated by regions of greater and lesser pigmentation, usually more intense over the pharynx. Conspicuous nuchal tentacles are gold, and this color is also evident along the edge of the anterior margin of the body.... This species ... is very common, especially during the summer, under rocks harboring the rock oyster Ostrea sandvicensis, upon which it is a likely predator." (Note: the oyster is now Dendrostrea sandvicensis)

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