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Varicose phyllid nudibranch - Phyllidia varicosa - Downhill

Body long, hard with bumps without feathery external gills on the back. Distinguished by 3-6 ridges of bumps along the length of the body. The bumps are blue-grey where they join the body and tipped yellow. The short rhinophores are orange. It has a black stripe along the length of its foot. It secretes noxious substances from glands in the white colored portion of its body. Maximum length 5 cm.


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Varicose phyllid nudibranch - Phyllidia varicosa - Downhill

by Dieter


Uploaded on July 17, 2022


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Camera: Canon
Model: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 120 IS
Creation Date: 2019:03:01 21:51:36
Image width: 1622 px
Image height: 1640 px
Image size: 2.93MB
Aperature: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/60
ISO - speed: 200

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