Coryphella lineata

Coryphella lineata is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Coryphellidae.

Description

Coryphella lineata are commonly 20-30mm in length and are seen in a variety of colours, translucent white with either red, red-brown, yellow, or orange colouring of the digestive gland within the cerata.

Diet

This species feeds on hydroids such as Tubularia indivisa.

Distribution

Coryphella lineata can be found throughout the British Isles, and can also be found south as far as the Mediterranean Sea and north to Norway.