Melibe viridis
Kelaart, 1858
Also known as: Melibe mirifica, Melibe vexillifera
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Identification is verified by Richard Willan, Nudi Pixel expert
Comment from Richard Willan: A very large species of Melibe (up to 300 mm maximum length) that lives on the open on soft substrates. The underlying colour of the body is pale rose pink. The cerata are flattened with cone-shaped pustules on them, and their apices are bluntly rounded.
Dive site: Gipsy Diver's Holy Sand
| Location: | Redang, Malaysia |
| Photographer: | Mohd. Hazli Hassan |
| Camera: | Olympus SP350 › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | June 16, 2007 |
| Viewed: | 441 times |
| Posted: | 1 year ago |
| Updated: | 7 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Dendronotina |
| Family: | Tethydidae |
| Species: | Melibe viridis |