Anilao — 1 February 2026
- Location seen
- Anilao, Philippines
- Date seen
- 2026-02-01
Trapania lemnalioides
Trapania lemnalioides - extremely difficult to photograph due to its small size the the soft coral© Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com
About this species
- Current scientific name
- Trapania lemnalioides
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- Phanerobranchia (Phanerobranch dorids)
- ID confidence
- Confirmed
- Genus
- Trapania
- Species
- lemnalioides
- Average size
- 5 mm
- Colours
- white
- Body shape
- Elongate
- Rhinophores
- Smooth
- Gills
- External gill plume
Geographic Distribution
Philippines
Identification
Tiny pure white nudibranch. Gills have bipinnate gill plume with three branches. Lamellate rhinophores are non-retractable.
General Notes
No official previous name but it was misspelled - Trapania lemanioides - due to a typo.
Our Sighting
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