Gasflame nudibranch
A species of Gasflame nudibranch Scientific name : Bonisa nakaza Genus : Gasflame nudibranch
Gasflame nudibranch, A species of Gasflame nudibranch
Botanical name: Bonisa nakaza
Genus: Gasflame nudibranch
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Description
Description
The gasflame nudibranch is a large and beautiful nudibranch densely covered with cerata. It is usually between 50 and 80 mm in length, but may reach 120 mm. It has highly variable coloration and may be pale-bodied with orange ceratal tips, yellow-bodied with blue ceratal tips, salmon-coloured with brown tips or even black with blue ceratal tips. Its rhinophores are perfoliate and vary in coloration with rest of animal, separated by a rhinophoral crest of unknown function.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Nudibranchs Family
Proctonotidae Genus
Gasflame nudibranch Species
Gasflame nudibranch