Anilao — 23 January 2026
- Location seen
- Anilao, Philippines
- Date seen
- 2026-01-23
Aegires villosus
Shaggy Aegires
Aegires villosus with its head buried in the sponge it is eating.© Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com
About this species
- Current scientific name
- Aegires villosus
- Common name
- Shaggy Aegires
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- phanerobranchia
- Genus
- Aegires
- Species
- villosus
- Average size
- 12 mm
- Colours
- white, orange, pink
- Pattern
- spots, tubercles
- Body shape
- With Appendages
- Rhinophores
- Smooth
- Gills
- External gill plume
- Similar species
- Aegires sp
Geographic Distribution
Indian and western Pacific oceans.
Identification
Beautiful little nudibranch most often seen on sponges. White body with tubercles of pink and orange. The non-retractable gills are white.
General Notes
There is one other similar species (not named) that is only found in the Philippines. It has black ends to its tubercles.
Our Sightings
Lembeh — 23 September 2025
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2025-09-23