Archivolva lissenungensis (Lorenz, 2005)
19.1mm

On 5 January 2015, the single living individual figured below was seen on a colony of the common gorgonian Siphonogorgia, which it has been reported to eat in other areas. The shell blends in very well with the gorgonian when the polyps are retracted, and the shell's mantle bears white branching papillae that closely resemble the polyps of the gorgonian when they are extended.

Not the same colony, but this is the species of gorgonian that is host to Archivolva lissenungensis.

Created 1 October 2023

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