Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Phyllidia picta - Phyllidia typically have firm bodies with distinctive tubercles and bright warning coloration, often black with blue, yellow, or white patterns.
Species profile
Painted Phyllidia
Phyllidia picta
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
4
Media items
Photos and videos
4
Dives
Distinct encounters
2
Locations
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 12.2–15.7m
- Median 13.9m · n=2
- Water temperature
- 25.0–28.0°C
- Median 27.0°C · n=4
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 2 profile-estimated, 2 contextual.
An early signal
4 environment-linked observations are available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.
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Indicative archive pattern · 4 observations / 4 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 13.0–14.8m
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun2
Jul–Sep2
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 2Night · 2
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • Depth distributions use recorded or capture-time profile estimates; dive-average and maximum context is excluded.
- • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
Creature trail
A life through time and place
#4 · Sep 24, 2026
Arborek Jetty
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
12.2m · Estimated at capture time27.0°C
#3 · Sep 20, 2026
Friwen Wall
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
15.7m · Estimated at capture time27.0°C
#2 · May 8, 2026
Small La Laguna Point
Puerto Galera · Asia 2026
16.1m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#1 · Apr 1, 2026
West Escarceo
Puerto Galera · Asia 2026
12.6m · Dive-average context25.0°C
Species field guide
Notes, taxonomy, identification & seasonality
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