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Xenia Mimic Nudibranch

Phyllodesmium sp

Photo by AlbertKang
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Description:

This Nudibranch feeds on Xenia soft corals and its cerrata mimics the Xenia Corals giving them perfect mimicry.
The Xenia Corals is on the left of the picture and the Nudibranch is on the right of the picture.

Habitat:

Lives among the Xenia corals which it feeds on, shallow reefs

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PublishedAugust 6, 2014

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