Phestilla melanobrachia is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trinchesiidae.Picton, B.; Gofas, S.; Bieler, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Phestilla melanobrachia Bergh, 1874. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-11-08.
There are two known colour forms of Phestilla melanobrachia, black and orange.Rudman, W.B., 2001 (July 10) Phestilla melanobrachia Bergh, 1874. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Both of these feed on corals in the family Dendrophylliidae and have been found to be genetically identical.
Distribution This species was described from the Philippines. It has been reported from Hong Kong and Japan to Malaysia and East to Australia.
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