Phestilla melanobrachia

Bergh, 1874

Phestilla melanobrachia
Photographed by: Dave Peltier

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Opisthobranchia
Order:Nudibranchia
Suborder:Aeolidina
Family:Tergipedidae
Species:Phestilla melanobrachia

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #3935
An individual of the dark brown colour form. The anterior cerata on the left side have been autotomised sometime in the past and are regenerating. The pink coils on the right side are the egg sacs of internal copepod parasites.

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #3942
An individual of the dark brown colour form. The anterior cerata on the left side have been autotomised sometime in the past and are regenerating.

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Pictures of Phestilla melanobrachia

Phestilla melanobrachia from Komodo, Indonesia
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Phestilla melanobrachia from Perhentian, Malaysia
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Phestilla melanobrachia from North East Coast, TaiwanIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
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Phestilla melanobrachia from Fakfak, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
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Phestilla melanobrachia from MyanmarIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Location: Myanmar
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Phestilla melanobrachia from Komodo, Indonesia
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Phestilla melanobrachia from Bali, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Bill Rudman
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