Coral-Eating Aeolid
Phestilla lugubris
- Group: Nudibranch
- Max size: 5 cm
- For divers: safe
A nudibranch that lives among the corals it eats, sheltering under coral and rubble of a particular stony coral. It scrapes the living polyps for food and matches their colour so closely it is hard to spot against the colony.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Nudibranchia › Trinchesiidae › Phestilla
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 536542.
FAQ
- Is the Coral-Eating Aeolid dangerous to divers?
- The Coral-Eating Aeolid is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Coral-Eating Aeolid get?
- The Coral-Eating Aeolid grows to about 5 cm.