Gymnodorididae () |
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benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 16 m |
Indo-Pacific. |
Has a uniform translucent orange color, with a large circlet of bushy gills (Ref. 79924). Mantle is semi-transparent with wrinkles. Rhinophores usually short, and gills are pinnate, forming a complete ring at the central posterior (Ref. 125532). |
Collected in 2 to 3 m of water (Ref. 866). Feed on other nudibranchs, grasping the mantle edge close to the prey's gill region, then inserting the buccal tube, sucking out its internal organs (Ref. 125532). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
Known from Inhaca (Ref. 866). |
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