Glossodoris cincta

Glossodoris cincta

''Glossodoris cincta'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Nudibranch - Glossodoris cincta This Nudibranch - Glossodoris cincta is mostly brown/white/grey in colour with blue/yellow margins on its mantle. Geotagged,Glossodoris cincta,Nudibranch,Philippines,Summer,cebu,malapascua

Appearance

''Glossodoris cincta'' has a mottled brown body. Its gills and rhinophores are also brown. Both the edge of its heavily indented mantle and its foot are lined with an outer blue, middle black and an inner yellow line. There is some variation in this edge coloring with distribution.
Glossodoris cincta Nudi's Retreat, Lembeh. Geotagged,Glossodoris cincta,Indonesia,Spring

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. It has been observed as far afield as Tanzania in Africa and New Caledonia in the Pacific.
Girdled Glossodoris (Glossodoris cincta) Dive site: Batu Lubang Besar.
Big nudi, about 5 cm long. I have the impression he was being followed by an attentive goby or alike. Geotagged,Glossodoris cincta,Indonesia,Spring

Behavior

As is the case with many nudibranchs in the family Chromodorididae, ''Glossodoris cincta'' feeds on sponges.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyChromodorididae
GenusGlossodoris
SpeciesG. cincta