Species profile
Hypselodoris whitei
Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.
Photographic identification review
1/1 exact media auditedDiffers from archive labelHypselodoris cf. whitei
cf. / closest supported match assessment across 1 exact media item. The archive is currently filed as Hypselodoris whitei; a reviewed hypothesis is evidence, not a silent relabelling.
Archive ecology
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 0 profile-estimated, 1 contextual.
An early signal
1 environment-linked observation is available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.
Early archive signal · 1 observations / 1 dives
Species field guide
Field notes
Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.
Identification audit
1 assessment across 1 exact media item. Each records who reviewed the image, when, what they concluded, and why. These assessments remain separate from iNaturalist computer vision and from the current canonical Gallery label.
Latest audit record
Reviewed by Codex identification research on Sep 5, 2026 · 82% reviewer confidence.
Reasoning recorded at review
Alternatives considered
Why plausible: This close relative also has five purple lines and orange-red appendages; uniform orange appendages would favour it over H. whitei.
Comparison: A sharp true-colour macro view must establish whether the rhinophores and upper gill edges carry opaque white pigment; anatomy or DNA may still be required.
Why plausible: H. emma shares the pale ground, purple lines and orange-red appendages.
Comparison: H. emma normally has three principal purple lines with diffuse brown fields, whereas this animal shows roughly five; a clean dorsal frame would confirm the line count.
Archive
1 media item
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Species photographed on the same dives come first, followed by close taxonomic neighbours.
