Nudibranch - Phestilla sp.

Many clumps of bleached Goniopora coral had recently fallen into surge channels, and I happened to notice a small patch of lavender highlighting a small portion of coral skeleton. Looking closer was a new species of Phestilla nudibranch near small capsules of eggs. It wasn't until I looked at the photos that evening that another individual could be seen nestled just between the eggs and larger one. The "big" one was perhaps 7mm.

2 December 2013

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