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Desirable Flabellina
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Desirable Flabellina

Coryphellina exoptata, (Gosliner & Willan, 1991)

marine

About Desirable Flabellina

Coryphellina exoptata, which can be translated as the much-desired flabellina or desirable flabellina, common name “Cole’s nudibranch”, is a species of colourful sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.

Appearance

Coryphellina exoptata is typically about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length when mature but can reach 48 millimetres (1.9 in).

Habitat

This species was described from Madang, Papua New Guinea. Coryphellina exoptata is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific.

Where to see it

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