Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Desirable Flabellina
Coryphellina exoptata
Desirable Flabellina
Category: Aeolid Nudibranchs
Scientific Name: Coryphellina exoptata
Synonyms: Flabellina exoptata
Size: Up to 1.25 in (3 cm)  
Depth: 40-140 ft. (12-43 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Hawaii
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  └Euthyneura (Infraclass)
   └Nudipleura (Superorder)
    └Nudibranchia (Order)
     └Aeolidina (Suborder)
      └Aeolidioidea (Superfamily)
       └Flabellinidae (Family)
        └Coryphellina (Genus)
         └C. exoptata (Species)

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