Long-Eared Favorinus

Long-Eared Favorinus
Name: Long-Eared Favorinus
Scientific Name: Favorinus auritulus
Family: Aeolid Nudibranchs
Taxonomic: Facelinidae
ID Group: Nudibranchs, Sea Slugs, Sea Hares
Size: up to 0.5 in.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Seen very rarely

This Nudibranch has a translucent white to orange body with white markings. Its cerata are bulbous, and there is a blue and white area on its head. The tentacles are smooth, and the rhinophores have an inflated ring beneath their white tips.