Nudibranch Lovers

MaxBottomtime · Jun 1, 2022

Phyllodesmium kabiranum

Aegires villosus

Frontpointer1000 · Jun 1, 2022

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Phyllodesmium kabiranum

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Aegires villosus

Exquisite

MaxBottomtime · Jun 1, 2022

Hypselodoris bollandi

MaxBottomtime · Jun 4, 2022

Chromodoris reticulata

Melibe colemani

Luko · Jun 10, 2022

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Melibe colemani

I was wondering : where do those guys live, where do you find them usually?
You can find a lot of Melibe engeli where I go diving and I suspect M.colemani could be found, though I don't know how or where to look for.
Do you have any hints on their biotope/behavior?

MaxBottomtime · Jun 10, 2022

We're in Southern California. I found colmani on its food source, but even then, they blend in so well.

scuba_divo · Jul 26, 2022

Hey nudi lovers,

I just recently discovered nudibranchs here in South Korea and am fascinated by them, but I'm not really knowledgeable enough to be able to sort through IDs. I have so many questions.

First off, can anyone help ID this (apology for poor quality. It was my first few days with the camera and I was still sorting things out. I've since ordered the macro attachment.) All the dive guide could tell me (in Korean) is that the white ones are incredibly rare here and he was amazed that I had found one. Also, very thankful that I pointed it out so he could get a picture.

Some general questions:

Are all nudis in one group carbon copies and even slight variation means they are a different kind? Or, if it's generally blue with yellow stripes and orange & white rhinophores and branchial plume can we assume they're the same type?
Is there such a thing as a genetic anomaly, for example an albino nudibranch? I ask because I spent the morning searching for an ID on the above picture and couldn't find anything that resembled it.

Here's a short clip (not much sharper I'm afraid.)
Thanks for any help you could offer!

T.C. · Jul 27, 2022

scuba_divo:
Hey nudi lovers,

I just recently discovered nudibranchs here in South Korea and am fascinated by them, but I'm not really knowledgeable enough to be able to sort through IDs. I have so many questions.

First off, can anyone help ID this (apology for poor quality. It was my first few days with the camera and I was still sorting things out. I've since ordered the macro attachment.) All the dive guide could tell me (in Korean) is that the white ones are incredibly rare here and he was amazed that I had found one. Also, very thankful that I pointed it out so he could get a picture.Some general questions:

Are all nudis in one group carbon copies and even slight variation means they are a different kind? Or, if it's generally blue with yellow stripes and orange & white rhinophores and branchial plume can we assume they're the same type?

Is there such a thing as a genetic anomaly, for example an albino nudibranch? I ask because I spent the morning searching for an ID on the above picture and couldn't find anything that resembled it.

Here's a short clip (not much sharper I'm afraid.)
Thanks for any help you could offer!

It's hard to say from the picture. I'd recommend a few hours with google and a Pacific Nudibranchs book.

Where were you diving in Korea? I got to do some diving on the East Coast by Juminjin. Nice place, but according to the signs, you needed to keep a lookout for NK subs...

scuba_divo · Jul 27, 2022

T.C.:
It's hard to say from the picture. I'd recommend a few hours with google and a Pacific Nudibranchs book.

Where were you diving in Korea? I got to do some diving on the East Coast by Juminjin. Nice place, but according to the signs, you needed to keep a lookout for NK subs...

This was down off Jeju Island last week. Yeah, I already spent a couple hours on Google, but I couldn’t find anything. Like I said, I’m not that familiar with the vocabulary. I’ll keep looking.