Doriprismatica balut

Doriprismatica sp is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

Description

The body is oval and the mantle margin is ruffled. Background colour is creamy-white with three coloured bands (inner yellowish brown, than thin white and outer black) bordering the mantle. It has black with two white vertical stripes rhinophores (actually the base and trunk of the rhinophores are white, outer sides and middle line is black) and creamy-white gills. The top of the body could be more darker than foot. The frilly mantle sometimes appears to move like a wave as the animal crawls along. It can reach a total length of at least 60 mm. This species is very similar in appearance to Doriprismatica sibogae and Doriprismatica atromarginata.

Distribution

This species is found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical Indo-Pacific area.

Habitat

Doriprismatica sp feeds on sponges.