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Banana Nudibranch
Notodoris minor
Gymnodoris subflava
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How to recognise it
- Colours
- yelloworange
Gymnodoris subflava is a species of colorful sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
Description
Gymnodoris subflava is a small size sea slug, it can reach a maximum size of 2,5 cm in length. Its stretched body is characterized by its bright yellow body color letting appear through its flanks the dark mass of its viscera especially close to the branchial plume. Its rhinophores and gills are contractile.
Distribution
Gymnodoris subflava is found in the central area of the Indo-Pacific, from south Japan, to the eastern part of Indonesia via Philippines.
Biology
Gymnodoris subflava is a carnivorous slug, its diet consists in feeding on other specific species of sea slugs and their eggs.
Similar species
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Crested Nembrotha
Nembrotha cristata
Crested Nembrotha (orange)
Nembrotha cristata
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Dusky Nembrotha
Nembrotha kubaryana
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Four-Lined Polycera
Polycera quadrilineata
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Gabriela's Tambja
Tambja gabrielae
Questions
Is Gymnodoris subflava dangerous?
Gymnodoris subflava has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
