Archivolva lissenungensis (Lorenz,
2005)
19.1mm
On
5 January 2015, the single living individual figured below was seen on a colony
of the common gorgonian Siphonogorgia, which it has been reported to
eat in other areas. The shell blends in very well with the gorgonian when the
polyps are retracted, and the shell's mantle bears white branching papillae
that closely resemble the polyps of the gorgonian when they are extended.
Not the same colony, but this is
the species of gorgonian that is host to Archivolva lissenungensis.
Created
1 October 2023
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