Lembeh — 15 September 2025
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2025-09-15
Spinophallus falciphallus
© Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com
About this species
- Current scientific name
- Spinophallus falciphallus
- Previous names
- Philinopsis falciphallus
- Previous genera
- Philinopsis
- Order
- Head-shield slugs (Cephalaspidea)
- Type
- N/A
- ID confidence
- Confirmed
- Genus
- Spinophallus
- Species
- falciphallus
- Colours
- orange, pink, red
- Pattern
- Spots
- Body shape
- Elongate
- Rhinophores
- None
- Gills
- Hidden
Geographic Distribution
Indo-Pacific Oceans.
Identification
Not common. Brightly coloured head-shield slug. Found this one on a night dive.
General Notes
Originally described in 2011 the species was transferred to a new genus Spinophallus in 2017.
Our Sighting
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