Anilao — 28 January 2026
- Location seen
- Anilao, Philippines
- Date seen
- 2026-01-28
Phestilla melanobrachia
Cup Coral Nudibranch
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Phestilla melanobrachia
- Common name
- Cup Coral Nudibranch
- Previous genera
- Tenellia
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Cladobranchia
- Type
- Aeolidina (Aeolid)
- Genus
- Phestilla
- Species
- melanobrachia
- Average size
- 50 mm
- Colours
- black, yellow, orange
- Body shape
- Elongate
- Rhinophores
- Smooth
- Gills
- Cerata
Geographic Distribution
Indo-Pacific.
Identification
Varies in colour from yellow to orange or black (with orange tips to the cerata). The black variant may have white body with black cerata. Rhinophores are smooth and non-retractable.
Behaviour / Habitat
Feeds on dendrophyllid coral only. May be seen in large numbers.
Our Sightings
Lembeh — 15 September 2025
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2025-09-15
About our records
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