Tuberculous nudibranch

Dendrodoris tuberculosa

Dendrodoris tuberculosa is a nudibranch species from Dendrodorididae family. Dendrodoris tuberculosa is a moderately rare species found in moderately protected to moderately exposed rocky habitats at depths of < 1 to 26 m (< 3 to 85 ft). It lays a cream egg mass with a frilly margin. (Kay & Young, 1969)
Nudibranch - Dendrodoris tuberculosa This Dendrodoris tuberculosa is a very large sized specimen, around 20 cm. Mostly green in colour with lots of tubercles, hence its name, tuberculosa. The tip of the tubercles are very colourful - blue, red, yellow and other shades/colours. Dendrodoris tuberculosa,Geotagged,Nudibranch,Philippines,Spring,Tuberculous nudibranch,cebu,malapascua

Distribution

Big Island, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyDendrodorididae
GenusDendrodoris
SpeciesDendrodoris tuberculosa
Photographed in
Philippines