Cryptic Phyllodesmium
Cryptic Phyllodesmium (Phyllodesmium crypticum) is a medium-size nudibranch with lots of dorsal cerata, which also works as a camouflage in the soft coral that it spends much of its time.
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Cryptic Phyllodesmium
Phyllodesmium crypticum
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| Scientific Rank | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca (Mollusks / Molluscs) |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia (Nudibranchs) |
| Family: | Facelinidae (Facelinidae) |
| Genus: | Phyllodesmium (Phyllodesmium) |
| Species: | Phyllodesmium crypticum |
| Size | |
| Average Size: | 5 centimetres |
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