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Conclusion: Samla cf. bicolor (bicolor species complex)
Reviewed by Codex identification research on Aug 27, 2026 · 88% reviewer confidence.
Reasoning recorded at review
- Translucent bluish-white body
- Opaque white distal cerata and tentacles
- Sharply delimited orange subapical rings on the cerata
- Orange subapical rings on the rhinophores
Alternatives considered
- Another lineage in the Samla bicolor species complex
Why plausible: The 2026 global revision recovered five monophyletic groups among specimens initially identified as Samla bicolor
Comparison: Voucher-linked molecular data and anatomy are needed to assign the photographed morph to a lineage
- Samla bilas
Why plausible: A regional Samla lookalike described from Papua New Guinea
Comparison: S. bilas should show its more complex dorsal blue and red-white band pattern, which is absent here
Evidence limits & sources +−
- • No specimen or DNA
- • The photograph supports the traditional morphotype but not one of the molecular lineages
