Unidentia sandramillenae
Philippines · Indo Pacific - South China Sea
- Size
- 7–25 mm
- Depth
- 5–15 m
- Native range
- Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan.
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Description
A small aeolid nudibranch described in 2017 from Tulamben, Bali. Its genus Unidentia has a uniserial radula with no lateral teeth.
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Identification
Translucent white body with an overall violet hue and a thin purple line along the back. Elongate cerata, on 8–10 raised dorsal groups, each with a purple ring just below the tip. Rhinophores and oral tentacles smooth; oral tentacles densely purple at the base.
Similar species
Unidentia angelvaldesi has a red-orange rather than whitish ground colour.
Habitat & diet
Habitat
Rocky substrate and algae carrying athecate hydroids, 5–15 m.
Food
Probably athecate hydroids, on which it has been found.