Dermatobranchus ornatus
(Bergh, 1874)
Photographed by: Cesillia Kowijaya
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Arminina |
| Family: | Arminidae |
| Species: | Dermatobranchus ornatus |
Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #18627
A very startling form, with excess black pigment.Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #5114
The orange rings on the tubercles are not very clear but all other characteristics are there.Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #18065
I wonder if this is the food? Need to do a bit of digging for identification.Locality:
- Taiwan
- Secret Garden (5) Mar, May, Jun
- Timor-Leste
- Timor-Leste (5) Feb, Apr, Jun, Dec
- Thailand
- Koh Phi Phi (5) Mar, Apr, Oct
- Similan Islands (4) Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov
- Phuket (4) Apr, Jul, Aug, Sep
- Koh Doc Mai (1) Feb
- Thailand (1) Mar
- Indonesia
- Weh Island (5) Jul, Sep, Nov, Dec
- West Java (3) Jun
- Wakatobi (2) Nov, Dec
- Fakfak (1) Jan
- Raja Ampat (1) Mar
- Bima (1) Sep
- Sumbawa (1) Oct
- Philippines
- Anilao (5) Feb, Jun, Nov
- Puerto Galera (1) Sep
- Malaysia
- Sabah (2) Jun, Sep
- Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (2) May, Jul
- Tioman (1) Jun
- Redang (1) Sep
- Japan
- Izu (2) Jul, Sep
- Egypt
- Egypt (1) Aug
- Sharm el-Sheikh (1) Dec
- Oman
- Daymaniyat Islands (1) Jul
- Musandam (1) Jun
- Muscat (1) Mar
- Brunei Darussalam
