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Phidiana salaamica Rudman, 1980
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The most distinctive feature of Phidiana salaamica is that the innermost ceras in each ceratal cluster is very elongate, and sits coiled over the dorsum.
When the aeolid is threatened or disturbed, these enrolled cerata quickly unroll and become stiff and erect. The cerata have an opaque white apex,
the ceratal digestive gland duct is pinkish. The rhinopores are orange with a broad white median band.
Another aeolid with similar behaviour is Moridilla brockii.
More informations on Phidiana salaamica are at
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