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Living Cyphoma - chromodoris - 03-28-2008

Are there any pictures of living specimens of the rarer Atlantic and Pacific Cyphomas?  I've seen images of the Flamingo Tongue (C. gibbosum), Fingerprint Cyphoma (C. signatum), and the Spotted Cyphoma (Cyphoma macgintyi) alive but there are more than a dozen Cyphoma and Pseudocyphoma known from the Atlantic.  The validity of the various species is not clear but it seems like living animals could go a long way in distinguishing species.  Plus they are really beautiful!