Truffle Dorid
Carminodoris bramale
- Group: Other
- Max size: 4.5 cm
- For divers: safe
A dorid nudibranch around five centimetres long, it specialises in eating sponges of the genus Prianos. Like its kin it grazes slowly across the reef, its mottled body blending with the encrusting growth it feeds on.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Doridida › Discodorididae › Carminodoris
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 991668.
FAQ
- Is the Truffle Dorid dangerous to divers?
- The Truffle Dorid is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Truffle Dorid get?
- The Truffle Dorid grows to about 4.5 cm.