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Tuberculated Phyllodesmium Nudibranch This is a tiny Nudibranch (juvenile) Tuberculated Phyllodesmium - Phyllodesmium tuberculatum, they probably grow bigger in size.  During the dive, it was hardly possible to see the two Rhinopores to make sure that I was looking at a Nudibranch as they mimics very well their soft corals food source.  They are identified by the rounded tubercles on their cerata.<br />
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This species was recently described in 2009 and the type material was from Anilao, which is where I saw this one. Anilao,Batangas,Geotagged,Nudibranch,Philippines,Phyllodesmium tuberculatum,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Tuberculated Phyllodesmium Nudibranch

This is a tiny Nudibranch (juvenile) Tuberculated Phyllodesmium - Phyllodesmium tuberculatum, they probably grow bigger in size. During the dive, it was hardly possible to see the two Rhinopores to make sure that I was looking at a Nudibranch as they mimics very well their soft corals food source. They are identified by the rounded tubercles on their cerata.

This species was recently described in 2009 and the type material was from Anilao, which is where I saw this one.

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''Phyllodesmium tuberculatum'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

Similar species: Sea Slugs
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Jul 22, 2017. Captured Jul 18, 2017 15:44 in Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.
  • TG-4
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO640
  • 18mm