Picken's Tritonid
Tritonicula pickensi
- Group: Nudibranch
- Max size: 2.5 cm
- For divers: safe
A small sea slug around 3 centimetres long that feeds on the sea fan Lophogorgia, taking on colours that help it vanish against its prey. It is harmless to divers and spends its life crawling over the gorgonians it eats.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Nudibranchia › Tritoniidae › Tritonicula
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1473654.
FAQ
- Is the Picken's Tritonid dangerous to divers?
- The Picken's Tritonid is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Picken's Tritonid get?
- The Picken's Tritonid grows to about 2.5 cm.