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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs > Order Nudibranchia > Family Phyllidiidae |
| Pimply
phyllid nudibranch Phyllidiella pustulosa Family Phyllidiidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This nudibranch with clusters of bumps is often encountered on our Southern shores, on coral rubble and reefs. Features: 4-5 cm long, small ones about 1cm can be quite common on some shores. Body long, hard with bumps (called tubercles) that are clustered in groups. The bumps may be pink, red, grey, green or blue. There is a coloured margin around the edge of the body. The short rhinophores are black. There is no stripe along the underside of the foot. The black background forms more of a networked pattern. In other similar looking phyllid nudibranchs, the black background forms lines. |
 Kusu Island, May 05 |
 Pulau Hantu, Feb 06 |
 Gills on the sides of the body. |
 Coloured margin around the body edge. |
Pimply phyllid nudibranchs on Singapore shores
 Terumbu Selegie, Jun 11 |
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 Terumbu Raya, Jul 11 |
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 Eating a sponge? |
 Some have pink bumps. Pulau Hantu, Mar 06  |
 Tiny ones about 1cm are sometimes seen. Pulau Hantu, Mar 06  |
 Many tiny ones! Pulau Jong, Aug 06  |
more photos and video clips of pimply phyllid nudibranchs on Singapore shores
part 1 | part 2 | part 3
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IKAN-Unterwasserachiv, Frankfurt. 321 pp.|
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