Flabellina exoptata
Gosliner & Willan, 1991

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: AEOLIDINA
Family: Flabellinidae

DISTRIBUTION

This species has recently been described from many localities in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific.

PHOTO

Koumac, New Caledonia, October 1993, 48mm long alive. Lower photo showing papillate rhinophores characteristic of this species. PHOTOS: Bill Rudman.

Flabellina exoptata is characterised by the brilliant colour pattern and the bright orange papillate rhinophores.

Reference:
• Gosliner,T.M. & Willan,R.C. (1991) Review of the Flabellinidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidacea) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with the descriptions of five new species. The Veliger, 34(2): 97-133.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (February 15) Flabellina exoptata Gosliner & Willan, 1991. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/flabexop

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