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Description
Miamira is a genus of dorid nudibranchs in the family Chromodorididae and is an accepted genus in WoRMS. Its members are fairly large, colourful sea slugs (up to about 70 mm) found in the Indo-West Pacific, from East Africa and the Red Sea to Japan and Australia. Wikipedia lists about seven species, and the genus was re-recognised as valid (separate from Ceratosoma) on the basis of molecular analysis.
Identification
The body base colour is very variable (purple, red, blue or green), with a raised midline crest and bumps along the back. A characteristic feature is an enlarged bump just in front of the gill plume. The rhinophores and gills are reddish-orange.
Species in this genus (2)
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