Madrella ferruginosa

Alder & Hancock, 1864

Photo of Madrella ferruginosa taken by Brent Murdoch at Fremantle, Australia (verified by Richard Willan)
Scientific Classification:
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderArminina
FamilyMadrellidae
SpeciesMadrella ferruginosa

Information

Comment from expert, Richard Willan: A very large adult individual. It has shed (autotomised) most of the cerata which is why you can see more of the back than usual. These cerata are just starting to regrow, and they appear as small brown pointed ‘tentacles’.

Locality

Australia
( 9 photos )
Fremantle
( 5 photos )
Feb, Nov, Dec
New South Wales
( 1 photos )
Jun
Port Phillip Bay
( 1 photos )
Apr
Queensland
( 1 photos )
Sep
Victoria
( 1 photos )
Jan
 
Kenya
( 1 photos )
Watamu
( 1 photos )
Mar

Sample Photos of Madrella ferruginosa

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Photo by Brent Murdoch in Fremantle, Australia
Photo by Ashley Missen in Port Phillip Bay, Australia
Photo by Deb Aston in Queensland, Australia
Photo by Mark Jones in Victoria, Australia