Coryphellina poenicia

Coryphellina poenicia
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Size: 2 cm

Distribution: Gulf waters

Habitat: Rocky reef on macroalgae

Depth: Lower intertidal to shallow subtidal

Coryphellina poenicia
Coryphellina poenicia
Coryphellina poenicia
Coryphellina poenicia

This small hydroid-eating nudibranch has a translucent white or purple body with white-tipped orange/red cerata. It has two large purple patches on its head, which look like eyes, but are actually jaw plates.