Coral nudibranch
A species of Phyllodesmium Scientific name : Phyllodesmium horridum Genus : Phyllodesmium
Coral nudibranch, A species of Phyllodesmium
Botanical name: Phyllodesmium horridum
Genus: Phyllodesmium
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Description
Description
Around the South African coast, the coral nudibranch is typically between 30 and 40 mm in total length. It is a slender pale-bodied aeolid with long paired pinkish cerata. The cerata have a bluish-white stripe running down their length, as does the body. The rhinophores are smooth. This species contains no zooxanthellae.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Nudibranchs Family
Facelinidae Genus
Phyllodesmium Species
Coral nudibranch