Risbecia nyalya | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Risbecia |
Species: | R. nyalya |
Binomial name | |
Risbecia nyalya (Marcus & Marcus, 1967) [1] | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Risbecia nyalya is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [2]
This nudibranch is found in the Caribbean.
Risbecia nyalya has a blue or purple body with a white and orange-yellow lined mantle. The gills and rhinophores are purple or blue.
The maximum recorded length is 35 mm. [3]
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 7 m. [3]
It feeds on sponges. [4]