Green Candy Roundhead
Tenellia speciosa
- Group: Nudibranch
- Typical depth: to 30 m
- For divers: safe
A delicate sea slug of shallow water, the green candy roundhead grazes on Sertularella hydroids from the low intertidal fringe down to at least 30 metres. Like other aeolids it stores the hydroids' stinging cells in the soft outgrowths along its back for its own defence.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Nudibranchia › Trinchesiidae › Tenellia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 986814.
FAQ
- How deep does the Green Candy Roundhead live?
- The Green Candy Roundhead (Tenellia speciosa) is typically found at to 30 m.
- Is the Green Candy Roundhead dangerous to divers?
- The Green Candy Roundhead is harmless to divers.