Nudi Pixel: Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs Identification with Photographs

Flabellina engeli

Photographed by: Anthony Holley

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Opisthobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Aeolidina
Family:	Flabellinidae
Species:	Flabellina engeli

Confirmed

This aeolid nudibranch is characterised by the 3 large opaque white spots on the head – one connecting the bases of the oral tentacles and one on either side of the ‘cheeks’. These spots are nicely shown in this photo.

Locality:

• Venezuela
  • Venezuela (3) Jan, Jun, Oct
  • La Guaira (1) Jul
  • Puerto la Cruz (1) Jul
• Netherlands Antilles
  • Bonaire (2) Mar, May
  • Saba (1) Mar
  • Curaçao (1) Mar
• Puerto Rico
  • Aguadilla (2) May
• Brazil
  • Cabo Frio (1) May

 

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