Phyllidiella pustulosa
(Cuvier, 1804)
Also known as: Phyllidia melanocera
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Identification is verified by Scott Johnson, Nudi Pixel expert
Comment from Scott Johnson: This one appears to have been disturbed and is releasing its white toxic defensive secretion. The toxins from many phyllidiids can kill any other animals in a bucket or aquarium, so if they are ever put in an aquarium, they need to be kept happy. Not easy, considering that it is almost impossible to keep the proper food for them, and a starving nudibranch can easily become unhappy.
| Location: | Kosrae, Micronesia |
| Photographer: | Doug Beitz |
| Camera: | Canon PowerShot A510 › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | June 25, 2009 |
| Viewed: | 394 times |
| Posted: | 8 months ago |
| Updated: | 8 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Species: | Phyllidiella pustulosa |