Favorinus tsuruganus is a species of aeolid nudibranch, a sea slug. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.[2]
Favorinus tsuruganus grows to a maximum length of 25 mm.[3] The back and oral tentacles are opaque white and there is a yellow patch on the front of the head. The rhinophores are black, and swell in a collar-like shape in three places. The cerata have black tips with the digestive gland duct being orange, a distinguishing feature of this species.[4]
This species occurs in Japan, more rarely in eastern Australia down to around Sydney, and has a wide western Pacific distribution.[3][5]
Favorinus tsuruganus feeds on the eggs of a wide range of other opisthobranchs, in particular, Hexabranchus.[3][4]
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Favorinus tsuruganus is a species of aeolid nudibranch, a sea slug. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.
Favorinus tsuruganus Baba & Abe, 1964 è un mollusco nudibranchio della famiglia Facelinidae.[1]
Il corpo e i tentacoli orali sono di colore bianco latteo, opachi. I cerati sono quasi traslucidi, bianchi alla base, poi arancio, neri, blu e bianchi sulla punta.
Si nutre delle uova di altri nudibranchi.[2]
La specie è diffusa in Giappone, Australia e Nuova Caledonia.
Favorinus tsuruganus Baba & Abe, 1964 è un mollusco nudibranchio della famiglia Facelinidae.
Favorinus tsuruganus is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Facelinidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1964 door Baba & Abe.
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