Monday, July 30, 2012

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Curled up Black Margined Glossodoris Nudibranch XD
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
(unranked):clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:Doridoidea
Family:Chromodorididae
Genus:Doriprismatica
Species:D. atromarginata
Binomial name
Doriprismatica atromarginata
(Cuvier, 1804)

It has a hard lemon-yellow body with an undulating margin that is elegantly edged in black and it holds this portion of its body raised. The two tiny rhinophores can be seen in the photo:D

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