Anilao — 31 January 2026
- Location seen
- Anilao, Philippines
- Date seen
- 2026-01-31
Favorinus tsuruganus
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Favorinus tsuruganus
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Cladobranchia
- Type
- Aeolidina (Aeolid)
- ID confidence
- Confirmed
- Genus
- Favorinus
- Species
- tsuruganus
- Average size
- 30 mm
- Colours
- white, black, yellow, orange, brown
- Pattern
- Spots
- Body shape
- Elongate
- Rhinophores
- Ornate/Complex
- Gills
- Cerata
Geographic Distribution
Indian and western Pacific oceans.
Identification
Body white but looks orange due to the large number of cerata. The orange cerata have a black tip. The brown rhinophores have three collar-like swellings. The oral tentacles are white.
Behaviour / Habitat
Feeds on the eggs of other sea slugs.
Our Sightings
Lembeh — 15 September 2025
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2025-09-15
About our records
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