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Bohol Nudibranch

Discodoris boholiensis

Also known as: Bohol Discodoris, Dorid Nudibranch, Disco Doris Boholiensis, Flatworm Discodoris, Nudibranch

Adult
@ChrisCool · peter's dive resort, Philippines · May 20171 / 1
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Overview

Found amongst rubble and sandy areas, often hiding during the day, out at night foraging for food, over coral and rocky reefs.

The thin and wide skirt of the mantle means this nudi can curl into weird and wonderful shapes!

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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How to identify

Body shape
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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found amongst rubble and sandy areas, often hiding during the day, out at night foraging for food, over coral and rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumMollusca
    3. classGastropoda
    4. orderDoridida
    5. familyDiscodorididae
    6. genusDiscodoris
    7. speciesDiscodoris boholiensis Bergh, 1877

    SourcesWoRMSWikipedia

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    More in the family

    Sea Slugs (Discodorididae)