Phyllodesmium lembehense Lembeh Phyllodesmium
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Current scientific name Phyllodesmium lembehense
Common name Lembeh Phyllodesmium
Order Nudibranchia - Cladobranchia
Type Aeolidina (Aeolid)
ID confidence Confirmed
Genus Phyllodesmium
Species lembehense
Average size 30 mm
Colours white, brown, cream, grey
Pattern Mottled
Body shape With Appendages
Rhinophores Smooth
Gills Cerata Identification Criptic nudibranch looking very much like soft coral (particularly xenid). The cerata are curved towards the centre of the animal.
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Location seen Lembeh, Indonesia
Date seen 2025-09-20
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