Trinchesia ornata

(Baba, 1937)

Also known as: Cuthona ornata

Trinchesia ornata
Photographed by: Indra Swari

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

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2939
This small aeolid looks white to the naked eye, but it is characterised by the blue and yellow markings (spots, like here, or rings) on the cerata, and the reddish rhinophores.

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2524
If this individual is Trinchesia ornata, it is a very unusual colour form.

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Pictures of Trinchesia ornata

Trinchesia cf. ornata from Raja Ampat, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Trinchesia cf. ornata
Location: Raja Ampat, Indonesia
By: Graham Abbott
Posted 11 months ago
Viewed 289 times
Trinchesia ornata from Ambon, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Trinchesia ornata
Location: Ambon, Indonesia
By: Indra Swari
Posted 4 months ago
Viewed 131 times
Trinchesia ornata from Ambon, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Trinchesia ornata
Location: Ambon, Indonesia
By: Indra Swari
Posted 4 months ago
Viewed 145 times
Trinchesia cf. ornata from Raja Ampat, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Trinchesia cf. ornata
Location: Raja Ampat, Indonesia
By: Daniela Gut
Posted 4 months ago
Viewed 140 times
Trinchesia ornata from Ambon, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Trinchesia ornata
Location: Ambon, Indonesia
By: Indra Swari
Posted 4 months ago
Viewed 141 times
 
 
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