Nudibranch Lovers

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I have been going through my Nudi ID books and don't seem to have a good one for Philippines, any recommendations?

The Sea Slug Forum - Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs. A field guide to the World's most diverse fauna

It's unavailable everywhere except some jerk on Amazon asking $1900 for it. You can download a pdf here;
'Downloads Indo Pacific Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs e-book', beckyblock's blog message on Netlog

 

[diver 85]

'I want my foot back.......'

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'Wait , I got it........'

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[Roko]

Flabellina trophina nudibranch on kelp

Found this lovely photogenic nudibranch in the shallows at Kelvin's Grove, Lion's Bay, British Columbia on 8 December 2013. Above water air temperature was below freezing, water temp hovering just above freezing. Lovely surroundings made for great photos, so I took a few.

Awesome, another LML diver representing with great local photos

Sent from my Zeagle N2ition

 

[Tjack]

Given the photo is bw it doesnt make it easier

Are they yellow/white/black/blue? (Quadricolor)

Edit: from the lack of stripes and location, not quadricolor. Cold be chromodoris annae if beforementioned colors?

The Nudis in the B/W photo were black and white. So Diver85 what is it???

Here is a Chromodoris annae which is blue from Baliscasag....



US $1,900 for an out of print Nudi ID book on Amazon, WTF!

 

[diver 85]

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The Nudis in the B/W photo were black and white. So Diver85 what is it??? "



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[MaxBottomtime]

Here is a group of Chromodoris (Sp?) from Nalusuan island off Mactan, Philippines

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I have been going through my Nudi ID books and don't seem to have a good one for Philippines, any recommendations?

Probably Chromodoris willani.

 

[Tjack]

Chromodoris wiliani, claro que si.

" Chromodoris willani by Samantha Craven
This species of nudibranch is named for the renowned nudibranch taxonomist Dr. Richard C. Willan.
Chromodoris willani is similar in appearance to Chromodoris lochi, Chromodoris boucheti and Chromodoris dianae. This species can be distinguished by the very prominent white specks found on the gills and rhinophores. Individuals in this species can range in color from dark blue to a translucent white. All have black stripes with the center-most stripe typically being non-continuous."

 

[WetLens]

Chromodoris lochi



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[Luko]

Here is a group of Chromodoris (Sp?) from Nalusuan island off Mactan, Philippines

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I have been going through my Nudi ID books and don't seem to have a good one for Philippines, any recommendations?

If you take a close look at the gills they're dotted with pearl like dots, this is quite characteristic from Chromodoris Willani, I'd say. a Nudibranch that looks quite similar to Dianae or Lochi (blue and white body with black stripes) .

As for the books about the nudibranches of the Philippines, I'd certainly consider Neville Coleman's Nudibranchs Encyclopaedia.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Not sure what I am doing wrong, but cannot get image to load anything but in thumbnail format. Edited and it came out resolution saved in... ???

Don't post them as attachments. Load your photos to a gallery like Photobucket, flikr or even the Scubaboard gallery, then copy and paste the large photo.