Lembeh — 13 September 2025
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2025-09-13
- Depth
- 10
Cratena simba
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Cratena simba
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Cladobranchia
- Type
- Aeolid
- Genus
- Cratena
- Species
- simba
- Average size
- 8 mm
- Colours
- white, orange, red
- Body shape
- Elongate
- Rhinophores
- Smooth
- Gills
- Cerata
Geographic Distribution
Indian and western Pacific oceans.
Identification
Mainly white with curved red to dark orange lines on the notum. Cerata have white stripes. The rhinophores have white spots at the base and a wide white band in the middle as do the oral tentacles.