Ceratosoma amoenum
Ceratosoma amoenum
Images taken at Bare Island, NSW, Australia
Ceratosoma belong to the family Chromodorididae. The body is usually smooth, elongate-ovate in shape with undulating mantles with mantle glands at the posterior end or to elaborate appendages behind the gill. The mantle glands store its defensive mechanism, a toxic chemical obtained from the sponges it feeds on. The rhinophores and gills are able to retract into pockets. The rhinophores are lamellate clubs.
