Hammerhead shape critter

[Lyndon C]

while drifting in punta bilar, surigao city, philippines at 20 ft of seawater, i saw this hammerhead shaped critter. pls help me with the ID. i was able to take a video of it and will post later

 

[diversteve]

Velvet sea slug , chelidonura varians , black with electric blue strips , found indo pacific

this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelidonura_varians

http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=chelvar

 

[Lyndon C]

you are a genius. thanks

 

[Diver0001]

Gorgeous. I wonder what he'd look like under a black light....

R..

 

[Vie]

Nudibranch - velvet sea slug , chelidonura varians , black nudibranch with electric blue strips , found indo pacific

Chelidonura varians is a "sea slug" but it is not a nudibranch... It belongs in the suborder Cephalaspidea.

 

[diversteve]

fixed it, the source I copied that text from was obviously incorrect.