Anilao — 31 January 2026
- Location seen
- Anilao, Philippines
- Date seen
- 2026-01-31
- Depth
- 20
Miamira alleni
Allen's Nudibranch
© Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com
About this species
- Current scientific name
- Miamira alleni
- Common name
- Allen's Nudibranch
- Previous genera
- Ceratosoma
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- Porostomata (Radula-less dorids)
- ID confidence
- Confirmed
- Genus
- Miamira
- Species
- alleni
- Average size
- 100 mm
- Colours
- pink
- Pattern
- Tubercles
- Body shape
- With Appendages
- Rhinophores
- Horizontal
- Gills
- External gill plume
Geographic Distribution
Tropical western Pacific - specifically Philippines, Indonesia
Identification
Large, pink nudibranch with bumpy appendages. It looks like soft coral. Rhinophores lamellate and same colour as the body. Gills also same colour and both rhinophores and gills are fully retractable.
Our Sighting
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