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Title: Soft Coral Mimicking Nudibranch. Philippines.
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A high magnification photo of a nudibranch (Phyllodesmium jakobsenae), whose body is covered in cerata that mimic the polyps of the soft corals it feeds on. Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
- Aeolidacea: Aeolidina: Aeolids: Eolids
- Anilao
- coral reef
- critter
- Facelinidae
- Gastropods: Gastropoda
- Invertebrates
- macro
- Marine Life
- Mollusks: Mollusca
- muck dive
- muck diving
- nudibranch
- Nudibranchs: Nudibranchia
- Philippines
- Phyllodesmium jakobsenae
- Sea Slugs: Opisthobranchs: Ophisthobranchia: Opisthobranchia
- South East Asia
- tropical
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