Hermodice carunculata
(Pallas, 1766)
This is not nudibranch or sea slug
Photographed by: Luisfer Diego
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Aciculata |
| Family: | Amphinomidae |
| Species: | Hermodice carunculata |
Comment from Leslie Harris on photo #11492
That's the gorgonian predator Hermodice carunculata and it's reported from the Mediterranean to the Indo Pacific. There's some debate as to whether it's really one species or a complex of morphologically similar species. It will take DNA analysis to resolve the issue.Locality:
- Netherlands Antilles
- Cuba
- Cuba (2) Feb
- Spain
- Canary Islands (1) Jan
