PHYLLODESMIUM BRIAREUS Phyllodesmium briareus
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This species is a predator for soft coral especially Pachyclavularia violacea. Its body is a purple to gray color and has long cerata covered in fuzzy small hairs with white tips. It is very difficult to recognize as it looks so similar to its coral food source. Its size is around 10 -20 mm.
Frequency of sightings:
COMMON
Best time of year:
All year round
Divesites seen at:
Angel´s Window, Aw Shucks, California Dreaming, Critter Hunt, Goby A´Crab, Nudi Falls, Nudi Retreat, Pulau Putus
Taxonomical order of this critter:
Invertebrate
Mollusks
Gastropod
Nudibranch
- Banana nudibranch
- Bornella anguilla
- Ceratosoma cornigerum
- Ceratosoma miamiranum
- Ceratosoma sinuatum
- Chromodoris albonares
- Chromodoris annae
- Chromodoris coi
- Chromodoris dianae
- Chromodoris elisabethina
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