Flabellina rubrolineata
Purple flabellina
Purpur - Fadenschnecke 
Flabelline violette 
Flabelina de lineas rojas 
Flabellina linea rossa
Distribution
- The tropical Pacific
- The Red Sea
- The Indian Ocean
Substrate and environment
- Exclusively a marine species
- The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
- The species crawls on the seafloor
- The species can be found between 2 and 30 Meters.
- Uncommon Species
General behaviour of the species
- Species generally solitary
- The animal is rather indifferent to the diver, though it remains on its guard
General characteristics of the species
- Maximum size : 4 cm
- The animal feeds mainly on small invertebrates that it gleans on the seafloor.
- Diet : Coral
- The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite
Relationship with humans
- The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!