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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs > Order Nudibranchia |
| Starry
mouthed nudibranch Bornella sp. Family Bornellidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This small nudibranch is sometimes seen on our Southern shores, near reefs. It is more active at night. Features: 1-3cm long. Body long, narrow and somewhat cylindrical. Two rows of finger-like appendages along the body. Delicate transparent feathery gills are on these appendages. There are star-shaped oral tentacles near its mouth. Its conical rhinophores are protected in sheaths on top of the head. It is said to be able to swim by flexing its long body from side to side. But those seen were not observed to do this. What does it eat? It eats small hydroids growing on or under rocks. |
 Kusu Island, Feb 05 |
 White feathery gills. |
 Star-shaped oral tentacles. |
 Rhinophore (left, conical-shaped). |
Starry mouthed nudibranchs on Singapore shores
 East Coast, Jun 09 |
 Star-shaped oral tentacles. |
 Mouth. |
 Rhinophores. |
 Appendages protect gills. |
 Underside. |
 Beting Bronok, Jul 08 |
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 Star-shaped oral tentacles. |
 Feathery gills. |
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IKAN-Unterwasserachiv, Frankfurt. 321 pp.|
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