Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.
Favorinus tsuruganus - Favorinus - A marine genus.
Species profile
Favorinus tsuruganus
Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.
2
Media items
Photos and videos
2
Dives
Distinct encounters
1
Location
1 trip
Photographic identification review
2/2 exact media auditedShared reviewed hypothesis
Favorinus tsuruganus
Probable assessment across 2 exact media items. The archive is currently filed as Favorinus tsuruganus; a reviewed hypothesis is evidence, not a silent relabelling.
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 9.8–9.8m
- Median 9.8m · n=1
- Water temperature
- 25.0–25.0°C
- Median 25.0°C · n=2
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 1 profile-estimated, 1 contextual.
An early signal
2 environment-linked observations are available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.
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Early archive signal · 2 observations / 2 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 9.8–9.8m
- • 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.
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Identification audit
Audit history for photographed encounters
2 assessments across 2 exact media items. 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.
ProbableLatest audit record
Conclusion: Favorinus tsuruganus
Reviewed by Codex identification research on Aug 27, 2026 · 97% reviewer confidence.
Reasoning recorded at review
- Translucent to opaque white body
- Three conspicuous collar-like lamellae clearly resolved on the translucent-black rhinophores
- Orange to salmon digestive-gland field in the cerata
- Black apical marking repeated across multiple cerata
- The visible character combination matches the external diagnosis of Favorinus tsuruganus
Alternatives considered
- Other Favorinus species
Why plausible: Egg-eating Favorinus can converge on pale bodies and coloured cerata
Comparison: Anal position, radula and COI would confirm
Evidence limits & sources +−
- • No specimen-level anal, radular or molecular evidence
ProbableLatest audit record
Conclusion: Favorinus tsuruganus
Reviewed by Codex identification research on Aug 27, 2026 · 96% reviewer confidence.
Reasoning recorded at review
- Translucent to opaque white body
- Translucent-black rhinophores with three collar-like lamellae visible
- Orange to salmon digestive-gland field in the cerata
- Black apical marking repeated across multiple cerata
- The visible character combination matches the external diagnosis of Favorinus tsuruganus
Alternatives considered
- Other Favorinus species
Why plausible: Egg-eating Favorinus can converge on pale bodies and coloured cerata
Comparison: Anal position, radula and COI would confirm
Evidence limits & sources +−
- • No specimen-level anal, radular or molecular evidence
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2 media items
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