Short-tailed Ceratosoma

Ceratosoma brevicaudatum

Sea Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

It is a species of colourful dorid nudibranch, a sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk. With gill structures visible as a single cluster on back of the animal. Patterns includes shades or colours of white, orange and or red and varies significantly.

Size

Maximum recorded length of 15 centimetres

Habitat

Intertidal to deeper waters, to depth of 120 m

Distribution

south-eastern Australia from Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, across South Australia and Victoria to Cape Byron, New South Wales, and around Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (1)

The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Quick Facts

Common name: Short-tailed Ceratosoma
Scientific name: Ceratosoma brevicaudatum Abraham, 1876
Family: Chromodorididae
Category: Sea Life › Other
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

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