UMBRACULUM NUDIBRANCH Umbraculum umbraculum
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This is a very unusual species that has a limpet-like shell and gills situated on the top side of the body. The mantle is covered by numerous rounded papillae. It seems to feed on sponges and is found at night in rubble or sandy areas. This is a large, primitive species of slug with a round yellow body; its gills can be visible under the shell.
Frequency of sightings:
Night Dive
Best time of year:
All year around
Divesites seen at:
Air Prang, Air Prang 2, Air Prang 3, Hairball 1, Hairball 2, Hairball 3, Jahir, Jahir 2, TK 1, TK2, TK3
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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