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Solar Powered Nudibranch (Phylodesmium longicirrum) - Indonesia

This species is unusual for its ability to obtain nutrients through photosynthesis from symbiotic zooxanthellae that are shown as the darker brown spots. Its large flattened cerata are often referred to as solar panels. It feeds upon leather corals and grows to 14 cm

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Image Size: 1034x1550 / 216.7KB; www.AnaspidesPhotography.net; Indonesia Alor Underwater Marine Life Invertebrates Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Nudibranchs Opisthobranchia Sea Slugs Facelinidae Phylodesmium Phylodesmium longicirrum Solar Powered Nudibranch Anaspides Photography Iain D. Williams
Contained in galleries: Nudibranchs & Flatworms

This species is unusual for its ability to obtain nutrients through photosynthesis from symbiotic zooxanthellae that are shown as the darker brown spots. Its large flattened cerata are often referred to as solar panels. It feeds upon leather corals and grows to 14 cm