Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos   side   branchia detail   rhinophore detail   underside   young, 18 mm   feeding _______________   GALLERY	Carminodoris bifurcata Baba, 1993   Maximum size:  46 mm. Identification:  This species has small, closely spaced tubercles. The stout brown rhinophores usually have flame-like cream markings on their clubs. The branchia are two-toned: the anterior gills cream flecked with brown and white, the  posterior gills translucent orange-brown. The center of the notum is usually darker and its margin is blotched with brown. The underside is finely flecked with brown. The two-toned branchia and stout rhinophores with cream markings distinguish the species from Carminodoris  cf.  flammea. Natural history:  Carminodoris bifurcata is a moderately common species found from the low intertidal to 7 m (23 ft) in rocky habitats and in Halimeda kanaloana beds from 6-9 m (20-30 ft). It occurs at protected to exposed sites. It feeds on an orange sponge and lays a cream egg mass that hatches in about six days in the laboratory. Distribution:  Big Island, Maui, Lanai(?) and Oahu: widely distributed in the western & central Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  This is the species listed as Carminodoris nodulosa (Angas, 1864) in Kay, 1979, Kay & Young, 1969 and Bertsch & Johnson, 1981. It was first reported in Hawaii from Ala Moana, Oahu in Feb., 1962 (Kay & Young, 1969). Photo:  CP: 46 mm: Hekili Point, Maui; Nov. 10, 2004. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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