Anilao — 30 January 2026
- Location seen
- Anilao, Philippines
- Date seen
- 2026-01-30
Cabangus regius
Regal Nudibranch
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Cabangus regius
- Common name
- Regal Nudibranch
- Previous genera
- Dendronotus
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Cladobranchia
- Type
- Dendronotina (Dendronotinids)
- ID confidence
- Confirmed
- Genus
- Cabangus
- Species
- regius
- Average size
- 30 mm
- Colours
- white, black, orange
- Pattern
- Spots, Blotches
- Body shape
- With Appendages
- Rhinophores
- Ornate/Complex
- Gills
- External gill plume
Geographic Distribution
Indonesia, Philippines
Identification
An interesting looking nudibranch with very ornate rhinophores that retract into rhinophoral sheaths. Translucent white body with orange mantle and lateral appendages. Branching appendages functioning as gills.