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Marine Life / Nudibranchs

Reticulidia halgerda

Reticulidia halgerda
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Nudibranchia
Family
Phyllidiidae
Genus
Reticulidia
Species
Reticulidia halgerda

Reticulidia halgerda is a phyllidiid nudibranch with a pale body covered in a network of raised white ridges and orange-tipped bumps. Its rhinophores are orange.

It feeds on sponges and, like other phyllidiids, defends itself with toxic chemicals rather than speed.

In the Philippines it is found on reefs and walls, often crawling openly on rock and sponges.