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Chinese Dragon Nudibranch Is an aeolid nudibranch, very elongated (7 cm), with many clusters of medium-large sized cerata along the length of the body. The fat rhinophores and the long cephalic tentacles have at least two dark purple bands that stand out. The tips of the cerata contain nematocysts. Seen in Goby's Rock dive site in Lankayan Island, Sabah (Borneo). Fall,Geotagged,Malaysia,Pteraeolidia ianthina Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Chinese Dragon Nudibranch

Is an aeolid nudibranch, very elongated (7 cm), with many clusters of medium-large sized cerata along the length of the body. The fat rhinophores and the long cephalic tentacles have at least two dark purple bands that stand out. The tips of the cerata contain nematocysts. Seen in Goby's Rock dive site in Lankayan Island, Sabah (Borneo).

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Wonderful! May I ask how deep this dive was? Posted 9 years ago
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    Patomarazul
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    Hi fchristant, I had not answered because I was on holidays for a week. The maximum depth on that dive was 21.3 m and the average depth for the total duration was 15 m. I don't remember at which point I saw the nudi but it may have been between these depths :-) Posted 9 years ago

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The Blue Dragon Nudibranch

"Pteraeolidia ianthina" is a sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

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Uploaded May 19, 2016. Captured Oct 1, 2015 06:03 in Malaysia.
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