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Marine Species: Flabellina pedata
(Montagu, 1815)
Photographed by: João Pedro silva
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Flabellinidae |
| Genus: | Flabellina |
| Species: | Flabellina pedata |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Aeolid nudibranch |
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| Description: | Purple body, oral tentacles and rhinophores. Cerata are translucent with a white edge (cnidosac). Its colour is given by the digestive gland on its interior, which varies between red, pink, violet and orange. Rhinophores are rugged. The adults feed on the hydrozoan Eudendrium ramosum, but it was already observed young feeding on other smaller species. |
| Color: | Purple |
| Dimensions: | 15 mm. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean |
