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Family Facelinidae

HAWAII

Favorinus japonicus

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 15 feet

EGG-EATING NUDIBRANCH

Found feeding on egg masses of sea slugs, especially those of the Spanish Dancer Nudibranch.  Nodular cerata assume the color of the eggs consumed, rhinophores with a few bulbs.  Attains 3/4 inch.  Hawaii and the Indo-Pacific.