Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos	Tenellia poritophages (Rudman, 1979)   Maximum size:  ( ) Identification:  This is a small, cream animal frosted with brown on its notum. Its cerata have brown cores and faint white rings. Natural history:  We haven't seen Tenellia poritophages on Maui but Larry Harris has recorded it from the Big Island. It's a nocturnal Tenellia that feeds on corals of the genus Porites rather than hydroids. Distribution:  Big Island: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  It was first recorded in Hawaii from the Kona Coast of the Big Island by Larry Harris and is listed as Cuthona poritophages in many sources. Some sources list it as Phestilla poritophages. Photo:  Larry Harris. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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