Lamprohaminoea ovalis is a variable species with some similarity to Lamprohaminoea cymbalum. The numerous photos below show some of the variations we have seen in the Marshalls. They are fairly common, often seen at night in tangles of long, stringy Lyngbya cyanobacteria. The first four photos were taken at Enewetak Atoll.
The next seven are from Kwajalein Atoll.
The next two shots were taken in a Kwajalein lagoon algae patch at a depth of about 9m on 25 April 2011. The first show shows the mixed algae species within this patch.
Sometimes multiple specimens queue up to move.
An individual with an egg mass at night on a Kwajalein lagoon reef.
The tiny 5mm specimen below was found on 23 May 2010 on the Kwajalein Atoll seaward reef exposed on a hard substrate covered with a thin layer of algae in about 10m of water.
Created 6 February 2007
Updated 4 January 2022