(possibly a new species)
Presented by Charles & Linda Raabe
Mactan Island, The Philippines
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(File & Specimen - hamo001)
Dated Collected: 05 August 2008
Collected by : Charles Raabe
Location : 26 feet deep commensal on a fungia spp. (coral) on reef wall crest. Marigondon city, The Philippines
This species host organism : Heliofungia actiniformis
Notes : Were it not for movement catching my eye, I would never have noticed this specimen as it matched the coral's white tipped tentacles.
Collected by : Charles Raabe
Location : 26 feet deep commensal on a fungia spp. (coral) on reef wall crest. Marigondon city, The Philippines
This species host organism : Heliofungia actiniformis
Notes : Were it not for movement catching my eye, I would never have noticed this specimen as it matched the coral's white tipped tentacles.
Live Colorations
All following photos may not appear as the specimen's live colorations
as a magnesium compound was used to "relax" the specimen possibly
altering or enhancing the colorations.