Charming Aeolid
Microchlamylla amabilis
- Group: Nudibranch
- Max size: 2.4 cm
- For divers: safe
A tiny aeolid sea slug about two centimetres long, the charming aeolid creeps through the intertidal and feeds on the hydroid Eudendrium. It stores stinging cells from its prey in the slender outgrowths along its back and reuses them for its own defence.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Nudibranchia › Coryphellidae › Microchlamylla
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1048135.
FAQ
- Is the Charming Aeolid dangerous to divers?
- The Charming Aeolid is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Charming Aeolid get?
- The Charming Aeolid grows to about 2.4 cm.