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Just did a couple of dives at Point Lobos and saw a ton of nudibranchs/slugs. Didnt get a photo of the big ole sea hare on the first dive, but made up for it with variety on the second dive. I dont have the skill or camera gear of some of you, but here is what I got.

Tons of these yellow ones
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A good number of these ones, usually the pure white.
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This was my absolute favorite, found two on this rock.
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This was my second favorite, being sparkly white and all.
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This one was pretty big
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This was another like the pair above, but my wife pointed out there might be a different one in the bottom left of the shot?
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I finally got a chance to dive my usual nudibranch site for the first time in 2019. Unfortunately there has been a major construction project going on which blocks car access to the site. It requires 10 minute albeit relatively easy walk along the shore to the dive site. That tends to scare most people away. That and the snow and 38f water. This dive site is also tidal and can be only dove at slack tide which limits dive duration.

Peirce Island (January 19th, 2019)
Max depth: 76ft
Visibility: 35-40ft+
Water Temp: 38f
Dive Time: 64 minutes

Usually by this time of year the site is completely loaded with flabellina sp "verrilli". They are strangely absent in large quantities this year. I only saw 3-4 of them whereas there are usually hundreds / thousands. Instead right now there is a huge population of very large bushy-backed nudibranchs (dendronotus frondosus). Weird.

It's possible they'll arrive in early Feb. They usually peak Feb to early March when their population explodes.

Unfortunately I had some smudges on my lens / camera housing and was having some focusing issues but still managed to get a few shots that weren't completely blurry.

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A fw shots from yesterday's dive at Peirce Island. The population of flabellina sp "verrilli" is starting to come back. I predict by late February/early March they will be everywhere. Bushy-backed nudibranchs (dendronotus frondosus) are still there but not as large in numbers as a few weeks ago.

Peirce Island (February 3rd, 2019)
Max depth: 72ft
Visibility: 30-40ft+
Water Temp: 36f (2.2c)
Dive Time: 61 minutes
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from end of December 2018 trip, Tulamben area, Bali
thanks to help me to identify some of them

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Nudibranch tba-1021264.jpg by Wisnu Purwanto, on Flickr

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Nudibranch TBA sp-1021317.jpg by Wisnu Purwanto, on Flickr

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Thecacera pacifica aka Pikachu nudibranch-1021297.jpg by Wisnu Purwanto, on Flickr

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Chromodoris hintuanensis-2.jpg by Wisnu Purwanto, on Flickr

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Chromodoris reticulata-310207.jpg by Wisnu Purwanto, on Flickr

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Nembrotha cristata-310232.jpg by Wisnu Purwanto, on Flickr

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Flabelina-1021272.jpg by Wisnu Purwanto, on Flickr


and the last one below is not nudibranch not any seaslug

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untitled-1021296.jpg by Wisnu Purwanto, on Flickr
 
Hi Wisnu,

I think your Flabellina above is a Phidiana (or Caloria) indica.

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This is Phidiana militaris I photographed yesterday off Fujairah in UAE, I frequently mix the two up.

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https://www.shearwater.com/products/teric/

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