Aeolid nudibranch (Phyllodesmium longicirrum) climbing a dead coral branch near Papua New Guinea. The brown patches on the cerata are zooxanthellae,providing extra food to the nudibranch through photosynthesis. This nudibranch also stores a distasteful chemical in its cerata,possibly to deter predators | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / McConnaughey, Frederick R. |
Taille de l’image : | 3848 px × 2593 px |
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