Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Nemanthus nitidus (Wassilieff, 1908)
Nemanthus nitidus, commonly known as the Gorgonian wrapper, tend to settle on Whip and Gorgonian Corals, hence its common name. They are parasitic Sea Sea anemomes.
Similar to the Striped Gorgonian wrapper Nemanthus annamensis.
Synonymised names:
Namanthus nitidus
Sagartia nitida Wassilieff, 1908 (original binomen)
Nemanthus nitidus, commonly known as the Gorgonian wrapper, tend to settle on Whip and Gorgonian Corals, hence its common name. They are parasitic Sea Sea anemomes.
Similar to the Striped Gorgonian wrapper Nemanthus annamensis.
Synonymised names:
Namanthus nitidus
Sagartia nitida Wassilieff, 1908 (original binomen)
