More unidentified nudis!!!

[crab lover]

Didn't say one way or another...

 

[crab lover]

"The spherical tubercles on the mantle of Ceratophyllidia species are attached by a short narrow "stalk". When disturbed, the animal is able to break off the tubercles so animals can often be found with a mixture of large and small (growing) tubercles, as in this photo."

This is what was added to my pic...

 

[Shaka Doug]

Cool photos and great info about Nudi Pixel. Here's a link to them:

Nudi Pixel: Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification with Photographs

I never saw anything like the birthday balloon nudi! Cool name for it... I like it!

 

[crab lover]

Ok... so I was actually able to narrow it down to "Hoplodoris" family... since I didn't get a good close up look of it's sex glands, I can't get a specific species on it yet...

 

[NudiHuntrs]

I ran into a picture from Hawaii on Dr. Rudman's Sea Slug Forum that looks very much like your second slug. It was identified as Dendrodoris denisoni. Of course, I am no expert!

It looks like Dr. Willan from Nudi pixel is examining your picture now, so shouldn't be long before there's an official answer. I just love a good nudi mystery

Happy Hunting!

NH

 

[crab lover]

NH, looks like you are correct!!! Thanks for the help in the ID!!! The "eyespots" were a big giveaway with that one, once I saw what they look like!

 

[SuzukiGirl]

And here I clicked on this thread thinking it was about Little Beach on Maui. ;-)

 

[ScubaSeanMaui]

Here's another: The Sea Slug Forum - Dendrodoris denisoni

Cool looking nudi!

Sean