Key Identification Features
- Its papillae and cerata share this same base color, except for their tips, which are blue to purple; this distinct coloration gives the species its common name.
- Individuals have elongated bodies that reach roughly 50 millimeters in length, and are covered in numerous round, pointed papillae with distinctive forms and colors.
- This species can be identified by its unique coloration: it has translucent white bodies and cerata, with violet purple cerata tips that have a bright blue apex.
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