Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Medioantenna variopinta Di Camillo, Martin & Britayev, 2011
This beautiful scale worm was described in the year 2011 from North Sulawesi (Indonesia).
There is asymbiotic association between Solanderia secunda (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Solanderiidae) and Medioantenna variopinta.
"The specific epithet variopinta refers to one of the most distinctive features of the species, which is its spectacular bright orange, whitish and violet color pattern that perfectly mimics the fertile colonies of its host hydroid."
This beautiful scale worm was described in the year 2011 from North Sulawesi (Indonesia).
There is asymbiotic association between Solanderia secunda (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Solanderiidae) and Medioantenna variopinta.
"The specific epithet variopinta refers to one of the most distinctive features of the species, which is its spectacular bright orange, whitish and violet color pattern that perfectly mimics the fertile colonies of its host hydroid."
