Gymnodoris rubropapulosa

Gymnodoris rubropapulosa

''Gymnodoris rubropapulosa'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. It was first described in 1828.
Red Bumpy Gymnodoris (Gymnodoris rubropapulosa) Pulau Abadi, Lembeh.
It is trying to make some "contact" with a nearby Ceratosoma nudibranch. I don't know if is trying to mate or to eat the other nudi (?). Geotagged,Gymnodoris rubropapulosa,Indonesia,Spring

Appearance

''Gymnodoris rubropapulosa'' is a large dorid nudibranch up to 60 mm in length. It has a white body covered with many orange spots, an orange mantle-edge and orange-lined rhinophores.
Gymnodoris rubropapulosa  Fall,Geotagged,Gymnodoris rubropapulosa,Indonesia

Distribution

This species is known from the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyGymnodorididae
GenusGymnodoris
SpeciesG. rubropapulosa
Photographed in
Indonesia
Malaysia