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Conclusion: Favorinus sp. (perfoliatus-like morphotype)
Reviewed by Codex identification research on Aug 27, 2026 · 88% reviewer confidence.
Reasoning recorded at review
- Aeolid body with densely grouped swollen fusiform cerata
- Cream cerata carry a conspicuous violet subapical band
- Rhinophores are strongly perfoliate rather than smooth
- White head has fine orange longitudinal lines and long oral tentacles
Alternatives considered
- Favorinus perfoliatus
Why plausible: That nominal species is characterized by lamellate rhinophores
Comparison: Its type concept, ceratal digestive pigment, radula and distribution need a modern comparative revision
- Other facelinid aeolid
Why plausible: Purple ceratal bands recur outside Favorinus
Comparison: Feeding on a sea-slug egg mass, rhinophore close-up and anatomy would strengthen the genus placement
Evidence limits & sources +−
- • No observed egg-mass association
- • Rhinophore lamellae are visible but not specimen anatomy
- • No modern Indo-Pacific Favorinus delimitation or DNA
