Peristernia chlorostoma (Sowerby, 1825)
17mm

Peristernia chlorostoma is abundant under rocks on shallow reefs. Although Peristernia chlorostoma has been reported widespread in the Indo-Pacific, it appears to me that the Hawaiian representative might be different. The specimen in the photo below from the reef at Kewalo Basin has black tentacles, a gray siphon, and what appears to be black on the sides of its foot. One from the Marshall Islands has mottled red tentacles, a red siphon with white spots and a red foot speckled with white.

Created 9 January 2021

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