Pteraeolidia ianthina
(Angas, 1864)
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Identification is verified by Richard Willan, Nudi Pixel expert
Comment from Richard Willan: An individual guarding its eggs. As far as we know, Pteraeolidia ianthina is the only nudibranch that displays brood care.
| Location: | Manado, Indonesia |
| Photographer: | Jeffrey Davies |
| Camera: | Olympus C8080 Wide Zoom › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | August 27, 2006 |
| Viewed: | 628 times |
| Posted: | 8 months ago |
| Updated: | 7 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidina |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Species: | Pteraeolidia ianthina |