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Philinopsis gardineri Seen in Cabilao, Philippines (2012). Photo by Mark Bockstael (my husband). <br />
Philinopsis gardineri is very similar in colour to the related Chelidonura varians from which it can be easily separated by the long pointed posterior tails present in Chelidonura. The Aglajidae are all carnivorous hunters, and species of Philinopsis are usually found burrowing in sand or sandy mud.<br />
Habitat: Wide Indo-West Pacific distribution.<br />
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Philinopsis gardineri

Seen in Cabilao, Philippines (2012). Photo by Mark Bockstael (my husband).
Philinopsis gardineri is very similar in colour to the related Chelidonura varians from which it can be easily separated by the long pointed posterior tails present in Chelidonura. The Aglajidae are all carnivorous hunters, and species of Philinopsis are usually found burrowing in sand or sandy mud.
Habitat: Wide Indo-West Pacific distribution.
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Philinopsis is a genus of often colorful, medium-sized sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea

Similar species: Headshield Slugs
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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Uploaded Jul 4, 2016. Captured Oct 7, 2012 09:54 in Cabilao Island Rd, Loon, Bohol, Philippines.
  • DC1400
  • f/3.4
  • 1/73s
  • ISO128
  • 8.3mm