Pteraeolidia ianthina

Pteraeolidia ianthina

Has blue-purple minoes.

Characteristics

A sea slug with distinctive bluish-purple projections. The body is slender and sometimes coiled. The head is cream colored and the antennae are dark purple. Body color varies from individual to individual.

Picture of Pteraeolidia ianthina

Ecology

It inhabits rocky reefs in shallow water, where seaweed and rock surfaces are easily visible. It preys on cnidarians such as hydroids.

It moves like crawling between seaweed and coral.

Habitat

Miura Peninsula Arasaki

This photo was taken in shallow water on a rocky beach in August. When there was one, there were many attached to the same rock. It had an elongated silhouette, and some were curled up.

Pictures

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Picture of Pteraeolidia ianthina1|It has a long and slender body with blue-purple minoes.
It has a long and slender body with blue-purple minoes.
Picture of Pteraeolidia ianthina2|Tactile sense of deep purple.
Tactile sense of deep purple.
Picture of Pteraeolidia ianthina3|Body color varies from individual to individual.
Body color varies from individual to individual.
Picture of Pteraeolidia ianthina4|The head is cream colored.
The head is cream colored.
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