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Phyllodesmium colemani  Rudman, 1991

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Phyllodesmium colemani has been observed feeding exclusively on the organpipe coral Tubipora musica. It rapidly drops off many of its cerata when disturbed (autotomise). They are usually hidden between the "organpipes". and only visible when the polyps of the coral are retracted. For this shot i broke the coral with my knife, sorry for that.
More informations on Phyllodesmium colemani are at Bill Rudman's Sea-Slug Forum!