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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