Nudi Pixel: Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs Identification with Photographs

Ceratosoma magnificum

Also known as: Ceratosoma magnifica, Miamira magnifica

Photographed by: Wolfgang Krutz

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Opisthobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Doridina
Family:	Chromodorididae
Species:	Ceratosoma magnificum

This individual is almost identical in coloration to the one in Undersea Jewels (on page 107). By contrast, Ceratosoma sinuatum always has white speckles on its rhinophores and gills.

Locality:

• Indonesia
  • Komodo (3) Mar, May, Sep
• Australia
  • Sydney (1) Jan
  • New South Wales (1)
• Japan
  • Izu (1) May

 

Pictures of Ceratosoma magnificum

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