2026 · Photo: Boaz Liebes
Bermudella brunneomaculata
Brown-blotched okenia
Philippines · Indo Pacific - South China Sea
- Size
- 4–6 mm
- Depth
- 1 m
- Native range
- Western Pacific: Philippines (Luzon) and Indonesia (Bali)
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Description
A tiny goniodoridid nudibranch originally described as Okenia brunneomaculata by Gosliner (2004) from Batangas, Philippines, and later transferred to Bermudella. It lives on bryozoans growing under foliose sponges.
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Identification
Translucent white body with a chocolate-brown band along each side and scattered brown spots on the back. Five or six pairs of long lateral papillae, the front two pairs in front of the rhinophores and pointing forward; 4–7 long papillae in the midline in front of the gill and one behind it. Gill of 3–5 simple branches; rhinophores with about 10 lamellae.
Similar species
Other small Okenia-like goniodoridids lack the combination of a translucent white body with brown lateral bands and spots.
Habitat & diet
Habitat
Shallow reefs and rubble, under foliose sponges; type material from 1–2 m.
Food
Ctenostome bryozoans growing on the undersides of foliose sponges.
