Favorinus tsuruganus
Baba & Abe, 1964
Photographed by: Jeffrey de Guzman
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidina |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Species: | Favorinus tsuruganus |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #27159
A very small juvenile individual.Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #18636
Interesting tubercle on the front of the rhinophore stalks.Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #25144
Nice to see this from the western Indian Ocean; I also have photographs from the Red Sea, dated Feb 2010.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #12032
Judging by the size of the rhinophores, this individual has cast off most of its cerata at one time and they are all regenerating.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #8851
This is an atypically pale coloured individualComment from Richard Willan on photo #4869
These 3 individuals are gathered on a nudibranch spawn coil (the shiny pieces are the tiny shells of the larvae inside their egg capsules), which they are devouring.Locality:
- Philippines
- Anilao (25) Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Nov, Dec
- Dauin (5) Jan, Feb, Mar
- Puerto Galera (1) Feb
- Indonesia
- Bali (21) Jan, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- Lembeh (8) Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
- Sumbawa (2) Sep
- Flores (2) Sep
- Raja Ampat (1) May
- North Sulawesi (1) Aug
- Sangeang Island (1) Sep
- Komodo (1) Jun
- Kenya
- Australia
- Nelson Bay (6) Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- Sydney (1) Jun
- New South Wales (1) Nov
- Taiwan
- Lailai Rock Fishing Area (3) May
- North East Coast (1) Jul
- PNG
- Maldives
- Maldives (1) Feb
- Malaysia
- Aur - Dayang (1) Jul
- Pulau Tiga (1) Mar
- Vietnam
- Vietnam (1) Feb
- Thailand
- Koh Bon (1) Apr
- Similan Islands (1) Dec
