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Bermudella

Description

Bermudella is a genus of small nudibranchs in the family Goniodorididae, recorded from the Adriatic, the Catalan coast and the western Atlantic, with several further species listed on photo-documentation sites. They feed on ctenostome bryozoans, for example Amathia, and live on their colonies. Note: the genus status in WoRMS could not be verified (page not accessible).

Identification

A compact, raised, translucent body with a prominent notal border, five to six pairs of elongate lateral papillae plus a few mid-dorsal papillae. The rhinophores have few lamellae, and the oral tentacles are simple and digitiform.

Species in this genus (1)

Sources (3)

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Bermudella