Hidden Beach 6-21-08 (Pictures)

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Had a nice long dive today at Hidden Beach, I've never dove that as a site alone, usually do hidden beach to Breakwater but my girlfriend wanted to do it so we gave it a shot. Visibility was pretty poor when we dropped (~5ft) so we made out way to the edge of the kelp to let some light in and it opened up to about 10ft. Saw lots of opalescent nudis, lots of fish life. I was wondering if you clever folks could help me ID the white nudi with the orange tips? Don't believe I've seen that kind before and I'm having trouble with it. Also, the picture there, I'm sorry it's not very good, it looks to be some kind of clam? It had a green sort of circle inside it, could also use some ID help with that one! Best part of the dive was seeing a rainbow nudibranch go after a tube anemone, I always see them near each other but this time got a good video of the nudi going for lunch! As always, thanks and enjoy!

 

[yangnome]

The white nudi with orange tips is a Dendronotus albus.

 

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So it is! Thanks yangnome! While we're at it, what is the common name of Doriopsilla albopunctata?

 

[rhlee]

So it is! Thanks yangnome! While we're at it, what is the common name of Doriopsilla albopunctata?

I don't know of one... Better to stick to scientific names I think.

 

[dannobee]

So it is! Thanks yangnome! While we're at it, what is the common name of Doriopsilla albopunctata?

White Spotted Dorid.

 

[dwashbur]

White Spotted Dorid.

Also called White-spotted sea goddess, white speckled nudibranch, salted yellow doris, salted doris, white spotted porostome, and yellow porostome. That from Lamb/Hanby. Hence the suggestion about sticking to scientific names, though L/H also list its alternate scientific names as Dendrodoris albopunctata, Dendrodoris fulva, and Doriopsis fulva. Clear as mud