Double-ringed Flabellina
| Scientific Name: | Flabellina bilas |
| Species: | Sea Slugs (Flabellinidae) |
| Other names: |
Nudibranchs, Aeolid Nudibranchs, Ringed Flabellina. |
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Double-ringed FlabellinaUploaded by: @blogie in September 2011
Photographed at: Angel's Cove, Talikud Island, Island Garden City of Samal - Philippines
Caption: Taken at a depth of about 70ft. Photo by Christian Te.
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Double-ringed FlabellinaUploaded by: @blogie in January 2012
Photographed at: Limao Reef, Samal Island, Philippines - Philippines
Caption: Photographed at a depth of about 45 feet.
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Description
Also known as Nudibranchs, Aeolid Nudibranchs and Ringed Flabellina.
Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble areas.
They feed on hydroids, coral, sponges and anemones.
Length - 2.5cm
Depth - 2-40m
Widespread Indo-West Pacific
Opisthobranchia - Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs meaning "naked gills" are molluscs without a hard shell.
All opisthobranchs are hermaphrodites.
These beautiful slugs are usually brilliantly coloured and this in itself can act as a deterrent against predators. Some sea slugs secrete acid from stinging cells in their tentacles while others secrete acid from cells in their mantle.
Nudibranchs are slow moving, can swim or be propelled along either by muscular contraction or by millions of tiny hairs on the bottom of a fleshy 'foot', they have a voracious appetite and feed with a rasp like tongue.
Nudibranch lay their eggs in a ribbon effect on the sand, in different colours depending on species.
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