Identification

[Kellykins]

Hey
Is anyone on here good at identifying?
I have a photo of a Sunstar. On the top right there is a species. I don't know what it is.
Maybe some kind of Nudibranch?

Can anyone help?

It was found in the North Sea. Near the Farnes.


Kelly

 

[donnyb]

Tough to ID from that distance.
But can confirm it's an aeolid nudi.

 

[Zippsy]

Ya, it looks like one of my favorite nudis, a blue dragon. That one hasn't eaten enough algae to be fully solar powered yet but they are cool critters. There are several aeolidina though that look similar.

http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/pteriant
The Sea Slug Forum - Solar-powered sea slugs
The Sea Slug Forum - Pteraeolidia ianthina

 

[Kellykins]

Can they be found in the North sea!?

 

[Zippsy]

They are not known to be up there, as far as I know but I never seen any nudis there.

 

[Kellykins]

There's some found in Scotland
Scottish Nudibranchs

 

[donnyb]

Can they be found in the North sea!?

No. But there are hundreds of Aeolid/Zephyrinid species.
Check out Genus Janolus, Flabellina, and Hermissenda to get started.

I don't have any N. Atlantic ID books, sorry.

 

[donnyb]

There's some found in Scotland
Scottish Nudibranchs

Now your talkin ! Nice find.
Should be a great source for your locality.

 

[Kellykins]

No. But there are hundreds of Aeolid/Zephyrinid species.
Check out Genus Janolus, Flabellina, and Hermissenda to get started.

I don't have any N. Atlantic ID books, sorry.

Oh so are the ones on that website not nudibranches?

I wish I knew more =\...but don't think they will teach it on my course

 

[Zippsy]

That Scottish website shows tons of nudibranches around Scotland so I suspect that your nudi could be listed there. Now that you know it's a nudi, a better picture would help. Do you want to go back on the dive to get a close-up???