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Can you see the Nudibranch? The Phyllodesmium rudmani is calles Xenia Mimic because its cerata looks like the polyps of the Xenia corals.<br /> In the picture, the cluster of Xenia corals is on the left and on the left side, is a small Phyllodesmium rudmani Nudibranch, which you can determined by the 2 rhinopores.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52457/xenia_mimic_nudibranch_-_phyllodesmium_rudmani.html" title="Xenia Mimic Nudibranch - Phyllodesmium rudmani"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/52457_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fYJGu9VpxPXt32slICZItjWFTw0%3D" width="200" height="128" alt="Xenia Mimic Nudibranch - Phyllodesmium rudmani This is the same Phyllodesmium rudmani as in previous picture, taken by itself to show clearly its a Nudibranch.<br /> <br /> They feeds on Xenia Corals, and its not easy to spot them when they are near to their food source :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52456/can_you_see_the_nudibranch.html<br /> Bali,Geotagged,Indonesia,Nudibranch,Phyllodesmium rudmani,Xenia Mimic Nudibranch" /></a></figure> Bali,Geotagged,Indonesia,Nudibranch,Phyllodesmium rudmani,Xenia Mimic Nudibranch Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Can you see the Nudibranch?

The Phyllodesmium rudmani is calles Xenia Mimic because its cerata looks like the polyps of the Xenia corals.
In the picture, the cluster of Xenia corals is on the left and on the left side, is a small Phyllodesmium rudmani Nudibranch, which you can determined by the 2 rhinopores.

Xenia Mimic Nudibranch - Phyllodesmium rudmani This is the same Phyllodesmium rudmani as in previous picture, taken by itself to show clearly its a Nudibranch.<br /> <br /> They feeds on Xenia Corals, and its not easy to spot them when they are near to their food source :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52456/can_you_see_the_nudibranch.html<br /> Bali,Geotagged,Indonesia,Nudibranch,Phyllodesmium rudmani,Xenia Mimic Nudibranch

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    WildFlower
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    That is perfect camouflage! Posted 8 years ago
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      Albert Kang
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      Yep, that's why it is called Xenia Mimic :D Posted 8 years ago

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The Phyllodesmium rudmani

"Phyllodesmium rudmani" is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. The specific name "rudmani" is in honor of malacologist William B. Rudman.

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Uploaded Jul 26, 2017. Captured in Jl. Silayukti, Padangbai, Manggis, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80871, Indonesia.
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