Lembeh — 8 September 2025
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2025-09-08
Ceratosoma tenue
Many-lobed Ceratosoma
This individual has a commensal emperor shrimp.© Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com
About this species
- Current scientific name
- Ceratosoma tenue
- Common name
- Many-lobed Ceratosoma
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- cryptobranchia
- Genus
- Ceratosoma
- Species
- tenue
- Average size
- 120 mm
- Colours
- white, yellow, orange, purple, brown, red
- Pattern
- spots, bands
- Body shape
- With Appendages
- Rhinophores
- Horizontal
- Gills
- External gill plume
- Similar species
- Ceratosoma gracillimum, Ceratosoma trilobatum
Geographic Distribution
Widespread in Indo-Pacific.
Identification
A large, common nudibranch with very variable colour. Its retractable, branched branchial plume of gills is protected by a large lobe to the rear. Rhinophores - lamellate and retractile.