Photo of Madrella gloriosa taken by Angelo de Faveri at Watamu, Kenya (verified by Richard Willan)
Scientific Classification:
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderArminina
FamilyMadrellidae
SpeciesMadrella gloriosa

Information

Comment from expert, Richard Willan: Members of the genus Madrella are able to shed their cerata with ease when they are disturbed. New cerata grow quite quickly so, for example, this photo shows the regenerating cerata as a patch of small white knobs.

Locality

Egypt
Egypt
Apr
 
Kenya
Watamu
Dec

Sample Photos of Madrella gloriosa

Photo by Dray van Beeck in Egypt