Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Flabellinoidea Genus Flabellina Higher classification Flabellina | Phylum Mollusca Family Flabellinidae Scientific name Flabellina exoptata Rank Species | |
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Similar Flabellina, Nudibranch, Flabellina rubrolineata, Flabellina bicolor, Halgerda | ||
Flabellina exoptata, which can be translated as the much-desired flabellina or desirable flabellina, is a species of colourful sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.
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Distribution
This species was described from Madang, Papua New Guinea. Flabellina exoptata is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific.
Description
Flabellina exoptata is typically about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length when mature but can reach 48 millimetres (1.9 in).
References
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