Favorinus japonicus
Baba, 1949
Photographed by: Jeffrey de Guzman
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidina |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Species: | Favorinus japonicus |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #27747
A juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #16768
This individual has particularly enlarged bulbs on its rhinophores.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #16556
A very small juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #6915
Two individuals feeding on the same nudibranch spawn mass.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #6916
Two individuals feeding on the same nudibranch spawn mass.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #6917
Members of the genus Favorinus specialise in eating the spawn of other nudibranchs, so this is what the background is in this photo.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #3221
Like all the other members of this genus, Favorinus japonicus feeds on the spawn of other nudibranchs.Locality:
- Indonesia
- Bali (14) May, Jul, Aug, Sep, Nov
- Raja Ampat (2) Dec
- Bangka North Sulawesi (1) Mar
- Manado (1) Nov
- Ambon (1) May
- Alor (1) Oct
- Sangeang Island (1) Sep
- USA
- Oahu, Hawaii (7) Jun, Jul
- Philippines
- Kenya
- Australia
- New South Wales (2) Apr, Nov
- Taiwan
- Long Dong (2) May, Jun
- Guam
- Piti Channel (2) Aug
- Réunion
- Réunion (2) Mar, Dec
