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Doriprismatica atromarginata ranges in color from creamy-white through yellow to pale brown. It typically has a black-lined edge running down the outside of a very folded mantle and black rhinophore clubs.
Cerberilla is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aeolidiidae. [3] All Cerberilla species have a broad foot and the cerata are numerous, arranged in transverse rows across the body. They live on and in sandy substrates where they burrow beneath the surface and feed on burrowing sea anemones.
In the case of the diamondback tritonia, these nudibranchs are typically light pink, orange or white in color [7] and have an intricate pattern along their back. This pattern can vary amongst individuals. [8] They also possess a vestigial girdle of chitinous ridges that separates them from other nudibranch species. [9]
Generally, Chromodoris annae is a documented docile species of nudibranch. Despite the record of non-aggression, there was one reported case of intraspecific aggression between two Chromodoris annae sea slugs. Both nudibranchs were using a foot to keep them attached to the substrate below, but they were intertwined one on top of the other.
Aeolidia loui is a species of sea slugs, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. It has been regarded as the same species as the NE Atlantic Aeolidia papillosa but is now known to be a distinct species. [1] [2] Common names include shaggy mouse nudibranch, [3] and shag-rug nudibranch. [4]
Berghia is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs.They are shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Aeolidiidae. [2] They are covered in cerata which give them their unique tentacle look and color.
Like other dorid nudibranchs, all species have a dorsal anus, except for the species in the genus Fryeria where the anus is posteroventral and protrusible. [1] In contrast with the other nudibranchs from the clade Doridacea, the species in this family lack buccal armature, i. e. radulae and jaws. The gill leaflets are situated along the ventral ...
All Cerberilla species have a broad foot and the cerata are numerous, arranged in transverse rows across the body. In this species the edge of the foot has distinctive black or dark brown stripes at right angles to the margin.