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Celestial Phyllidia

Phyllidia coelestis

Description:

Three black lines (with the middle one often broken), on a powder-blue mantle, identify this nudibranch as P. coelestis. It has yellow-tipped pustules running down its length (but the pustules do not form a straight line). Its rhinophores are also yellow-colored. Along the edge of its mantle are smaller-sized pustules that are blue-colored.

Notes:

Spotted this pair on a reef wall in 10m of water. It was Valentine's Day even for nudibranchs!

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5 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Beautiful!

Blogie
Blogie 12 years ago

Thanks as always, Gerardo! :)

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Wonderful Photos

Blogie
Blogie 12 years ago

Thanks, Sachin! :)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Nice colors, 3rd one very Beautiful,

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Davao Del Norte, Philippines

Spotted on Feb 14, 2012
Submitted on Feb 14, 2012

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