Nudibranchs - Sunshine Coast etc. / 4656d
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21/01/06
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5049

Ceratosoma tenue  Abraham,1876
Location: Trench, Sunshine Coast, Mooloolaba, Queensland Australia
Size: 60 mm
Depth: 18 m
Temperature: 24 C

ORDER: NUDIBRANCHIA
FAMILY: Chromodorididae

yellow orange brown
Photograph by Gary Cobb and David Mullins - Copyright 2003-2012

Below: Small animal found on the HMAS Brisbane wreck 13-08-2011










Note one of the differences between Ceratosoma trilobatum and C. tenue
are the 3 lobes on the sides of the animal. C. trilobatum has two, the center one is not there.




second and third ones found at Old Woman Is - very large!!