Cozumel fish id photos..... nudibranchs and flatworms and such

[robint]

I never even realized there were little nudies in Cozumel until seeing them in Jim Lyle's trip reports! Sure enough, we started finding them!

 

[jlyle]

There are several sea slugs in Cozumel waters, but they are hard to find. The most colorful is Thuridilla picta, commonly known as Painted Elysia. T. picta is most often found on its food source, a type of green algae. Tell your dive guide you want to see one and think small.

 

[ColoDale]

Painted Elysia

Two Purple Crowned Sea Goddesses - trailing behavior

 

[jlyle]

Some more.

Gastropteron chacmol

Platydoris angustipes

Thuridilla picta

Hypseldoris ruthae

Chelidonura hirundinana

Berthellina engeli

Cyerce cristallina

A flatworm, Pseudoceras texarus

 

[robint]

You are killing me, Jim!

 

[Karibelle]

jlyle - FANTASTIC. I love nudis, but have not seen most of what you've posted. Thanks for the inspiration to KEEP LOOKING.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

 

[cvchief]

Ok, some fresh unretouched photos...:


Some coral eatin' nudibranches.


It's .... er.... Well...





Is it one? Is it two? Are they mating or fighting?







Out for a walk.



This trip seemed very firewormy. Maybe it was the overcast?