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From: Opisthobranchia (Mollusca, Gastropoda) – more than just slimy slugs. Shell reduction and its implications on defence and foraging

Figure 8

Examples of cryptic nudibranch species. A Discodoris atromaculata Bergh, 1905 (Anthobranchia) from the Mediterranean, attached to the roof of a cave between Parazoanthus, B Jorunna tomentosa (Cuvier, 1804) (Anthobranchia) from the Northern Sea, attached to rocks with corralineacean red algae and mimicking a sponge (Halichondria), C Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847 (Anthobranchia) from the Mediterranean Sea, feeding on Axinella cf. cannabina and incorporating the dyes. D Phyllodesmium briareum (Bergh, 1896) (arrow, Dexiarchia, Aeolidoidea) from the Indo Pacific, mimicking its food, the soft coral Briareum violacea. E Flabellina affinis (Gmelin, 1791) (Dexiarchia, Aeolidoidea) from the Mediterranean, crawling on its food Eudendrium racemosus (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa).

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