Lembeh — 19 April 2019
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2019-04-19
- Depth
- 20
Antonietta sp 1
Trevor Syrett
About this species
- Current scientific name
- Antonietta sp 1
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Cladobranchia
- Type
- Aeolidina (Aeolid)
- ID confidence
- Confirmed
- Genus
- Antonietta
- Species
- sp 1
- Average size
- 7 mm
- Colours
- white, orange, purple, translucent
- Body shape
- Oval
- Rhinophores
- Smooth
- Gills
- Cerata
Geographic Distribution
Western Pacific - particularly Indonesia.
Identification
A small and very colourful Aeolid. The body is white and the cerata run along both sides. The cerata are purple with lighter tips. The rhinophores are orange with a paler band in the middle. The oral tentacles are also orange.
General Notes
This is currently an un-named species. Antonietta sp 1 is the species number listed in the book Nudibranch & Sea Slug Identification Indo-Pacific 2nd Edition.
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