Christopher Hurwood, Australien
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Philinopsis taronga
Philinopsis taronga belongs to the family Aglajidae.The family Aglajidae includes elongate sea snails with a small internal shell. Most of them are nocturnal.
This sea slug is a predator,feeds on polychaete worms, flatworms and other opisthobranchs. The body is brown or blackish with scattered translucent whitish spots. There is considerable variation in colour pattern
Synonyme:
Aglaja taronga Allan, 1933 (original combination)
Chelidonura aureopunctata Rudman, 1968
Philinopsis taronga belongs to the family Aglajidae.The family Aglajidae includes elongate sea snails with a small internal shell. Most of them are nocturnal.
This sea slug is a predator,feeds on polychaete worms, flatworms and other opisthobranchs. The body is brown or blackish with scattered translucent whitish spots. There is considerable variation in colour pattern
Synonyme:
Aglaja taronga Allan, 1933 (original combination)
Chelidonura aureopunctata Rudman, 1968
