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| nudibranchs text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs > Order Nudibranchia > Suborder Aeolidina |
| Cuthona
nudibranch Cuthona sibogae Family Tergipedidae updated Oct 10 Where seen? This beautiful nudibranch is sometimes seen at Beting Bronok, and often encountered by divers on our reefs. Features: 2-3.5cm long. Long narrow, soft body with many long finger-like structures (called cerata) arranged in about 8 fan-like clusters along both sides of the body. It is distinguished by the purple body and yellow tips on the cerata with a band just below the tip. The rhinophores are slender and tipped reddish purple. It also has a pair of oral tentacles (like a moustache) which are also tipped reddish purple. |
 Beting Bronok, Aug 06 |
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Cuthona nudibranchs on Singapore shores
 Beting Bronok, May 11 |
 Mating? Beting Bronok, May 11 |
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 Beting Bronok, Jul 05 |
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 Beting Bronok, May 09 |
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Sea Challengers. 314pp.|
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