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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs > Order Nudibranchia > Family Phyllidiidae |
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phyllid nudibranch Phyllidiella nigra Family Phyllidiidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This black nudibranch with pink bumps is often seen on our Southern shores, near coral rubble and reefs. Features: 4-5 cm long. Body long, hard with bumps (called tubercles) that are evenly distributed throughout its body (not clustered in groups or in ridges along the body). The bumps are tall and rounded, are pink to red near the tips, but black where they join the body. The short rhinophores are black. When disturbed, it secretes a milky substance. The broad foot on the underside is bluish and does not have a line along the centre. |
 Kusu Island, Feb 05 |
 Underside  Gills hidden under the body. |
 A pair of oral tentacles on the underside.  Milky substance secreted when disturbed. |
 Short black rhinophores.  SMilky substance secreted when disturbed. |
Black phyllid nudibranchs on Singapore shores
 St. John's Island, Jan 06  |
 Pulau Hantu, Mar 06  |
 Sisters Island, Jun 07  |
 Terumbu Bemban, Jul 11 |
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 Pulau Jong, Apr 11 |
 Gills on the underside of the body. |
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