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. Photo:  Larry Harris. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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