Haminoea linda Marcus & Burch, 1965

Haminoea linda was described from specimens collected at Enewetak, Marshall Islands. We saw the species on only a few occasions at Enewetak. But one of those times, there were literally hundreds crawling across a sandy slope at Japtan Island, ranging from a depth of about 6 meters to at least 20 meters. Individuals were both single and in clusters or queues, all in motion. In certain areas of Kwajalein Atoll, it seems common. In particular, numerous specimens were observed recently in Halimeda and Lyngbya at depths of 6 to 8m on a lagoon sand spit. The orange spotted species of Haminoea are still a puzzle to me, and the identification of most of them remain uncertain.

Created 27 January 2007
Updated 9 December 2007