| Armina semperi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Arminoidea |
| Family: | Arminidae |
| Genus: | Armina |
| Species: | A. semperi |
| Binomial name | |
| Armina semperi (Bergh, 1861) |
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Armina semperi is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Arminidae.
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This species can be identified by the thin black and white ridges that run longitudinally down its back. The animal also has a characteristic light-blue foot rimmed in yellow-orange, with a matching oral veil.[1]
Members of this species are generally between 2-6 centimeters long, with narrow bodies.
Individuals of Armina semperi are more likely to be active at night.
They generally eat soft corals and sea pens.[2]
A picture of Armina semperi can be viewed on the online "Sea Slug Forum" website.[1]