Favorinus tsuruganus

Favorinus tsuruganus

''Favorinus tsuruganus'' is a species of aeolid nudibranch, a sea slug. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.
favorinus tsuruganus Size is 3mm,   depth of 20 meters, faound in Bali  Favorinus tsuruganus,Marine,marine animals,marine life,nudibranch

Appearance

''Favorinus tsuruganus'' grows to a maximum length of 25 mm. The back and oral tentacles are opaque white and there is a yellow patch on the front of the head. The rhinophores are black, and swell in a collar-like shape in three places. The cerata have black tips with the digestive gland duct being orange, a distinguishing feature of this species.
Tiger Favorinus - Favorinus tsuruganus  Fall,Favorinus tsuruganus,Geotagged,Mabul,Malaysia,Nudibranch,Sabah,Tiger Favorinus

Distribution

This species occurs in Japan, more rarely in eastern Australia down to around Sydney, and has a wide western Pacific distribution.
Tiger Favorinus Nudibranch - Favorinus tsuruganus This Tiger Favorinus Nudibranch - Favorinus tsuruganus are very small in size, less than 1 cm.
They got the name for their yellow/orange colour and their voracious manner of feeding of the eggs of other species of Nudibranch.
In this picture, there are 4 of them, feeding on the egg ribbon/mass of another nudibranch, that is that whitish stuff.  Sometimes, even while the other Nudibranch are still laying their eggs, this Tiger Favorinus can already be seen on the egg ribbons feeding. Anilao,Favorinus tsuruganus,Geotagged,Nudibranch,Philippines,Winter

Behavior

''Favorinus tsuruganus'' feeds on the eggs of a wide range of other opisthobranchs, in particular, Hexabranchus.

Food

''Favorinus tsuruganus'' feeds on the eggs of a wide range of other opisthobranchs, in particular, Hexabranchus.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyFacelinidae
GenusFavorinus
SpeciesF. tsuruganus