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Cup Coral Nudibranch
Phestilla melanobrachia
Phestilla melanobrachia is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trinchesiidae.
There are two known colour forms of Phestilla melanobrachia, black and orange. Both of these feed on corals in the family Dendrophylliidae and have been found to be genetically identical.
From the article Phestilla melanobrachia on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
This species was described from the Philippines. It has been reported from Hong Kong and Japan to Malaysia and East to Australia.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50528.