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Bert van den Berg
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I found this guy washed up on the beach flats after the recent wild weather. Although not an underwater photo I still thought some members may be interested.
This pelagic Nudibranch swims upside down on the surface, has a penis the size of its whole body, eats blue bottles (Portuguese man o war) and can deliver a sting of its own if touched!
This one was found on the Sunshine Coast QLD Australia
I found this guy washed up on the beach flats after the recent wild weather. Although not an underwater photo I still thought some members may be interested.
This pelagic Nudibranch swims upside down on the surface, has a penis the size of its whole body, eats blue bottles (Portuguese man o war) and can deliver a sting of its own if touched!
This one was found on the Sunshine Coast QLD Australia
How large was this specimen ?
Last Friday I was entertained by this Caloria militaris at a dive site we call "3 Cars" off the east coast of UAE near Kalba.
This critter was around 20mm long
(been a very long time since I've posted here) Beach dive today in Hollywood. Buddy a nudi hunter.. Oh, that's how to hunt them.! Saw so many different kinds...
Tethys fimbria - by far the strangest and largest nudi I've seen and photographed:
Although the whole point of this dive was to look for nudies, I couldn't believe this was a nudie. In fact I had no clue whatsoever what this could have been until I posted it online for ID.
Souda Bay, Chania, Greece. Depth 30m on sandy/muddy bottom, 21oC, length of ~30cm.
Although the whole point of this dive was to look for nudies, I couldn't believe this was a nudie. In fact I had no clue whatsoever what this could have been until I posted it online for ID.
Souda Bay, Chania, Greece. Depth 30m on sandy/muddy bottom, 21oC, length of ~30cm.
peterak
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A few from Hawaii. All but the Halgerda were taken this spring and summer while snorkeling at Kawaihae Harbor on the Big Island.
Dendrodoris krusensternii
Chromodoris vibrata, a Hawaiian endemic
Thorunna kahuna, the Kahuna nudi, another endemic
Free-swimming Halgerda terramtuentis, endemic
This is either a Caloria indica or an un-named Caloria species. The authoritative seaslugsofhawaii.com says that C. indica usually has orange-tipped rhinophores and lacks the reddish blotches on the sides seen in this specimen, but it's unclear if this just constitutes two color forms of indica or this is a different species.
Dendrodoris krusensternii
Chromodoris vibrata, a Hawaiian endemic
Thorunna kahuna, the Kahuna nudi, another endemic
Free-swimming Halgerda terramtuentis, endemic
This is either a Caloria indica or an un-named Caloria species. The authoritative seaslugsofhawaii.com says that C. indica usually has orange-tipped rhinophores and lacks the reddish blotches on the sides seen in this specimen, but it's unclear if this just constitutes two color forms of indica or this is a different species.
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