Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Risbecia nyalya | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Risbecia Rank Species | |
Similar Hypselodoris imperialis, Felimare zebra, Goniobranchus vibratus | ||
Risbecia nyalya is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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Distribution
This nudibranch is found in the Caribbean.
Description
Risbecia nyalya has a blue or purple body with a white and orange-yellow lined mantle. The gills and rhinophores are purple or blue.
The maximum recorded length is 35 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. Maximum recorded depth is 7 m.
It feeds on sponges.
References
Risbecia nyalya Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA