This is TOO cool!!!!!

[MaxBottomtime]

The unknown nudibranch I asked for ID help with has been named by David Behrens. It was found and photographed by my friend Missy at the Marine Room site in La Jolla. This is Dave's reply;
Hi Missy:
This is a huge find. Wow. Outstanding.
This is Sakuraeolis enosimensis, introduced from Japan some time ago. I reported it’s occurrence in one of my very early papers.
Your observation is the only occurrence outside of SF Bay I am aware of. I will cite you in the new edition.

 

[MissyP]

The unknown nudibranch I asked for ID help with has been named by David Behrens. It was found and photographed by my friend Missy at the Marine Room site in La Jolla. This is Dave's reply;
Hi Missy:
This is a huge find. Wow. Outstanding.
This is Sakuraeolis enosimensis, introduced from Japan some time ago. I reported it’s occurrence in one of my very early papers.
Your observation is the only occurrence outside of SF Bay I am aware of. I will cite you in the new edition.

Gotta give some credit to Terry S. , who I PM'd asking about the pink nudi I saw in his Marine Room dive report... I was on the quest to find the pink nudi when I noticed the little "Japanese" guy crawling on a blade of grass... No wonder Phil/Max and I had such a hard time ID'ing it! Pretty cool...

 

[MaxBottomtime]

And I can say I knew you when. :07:

 

[ScubaSeanMaui]

Nice find! Were you in the canyon or at the reef?


Congrats!

Sean

 

[MissyP]

Nice find! Were you in the canyon or at the reef?

On the rim of canyon above the south wall, around 50-55 ft

 

[drbill]

I'd say nice discovery, but of course the last thing we need are more exotics introduced into our waters probably by trans-Pacific cargo traffic. We had an exotic algal infestation near White's Landing probably due to a ship cleaning its hull in our waters prior to entering San Pedro or Long Beach a while back.

Credit to you for finding it though.

 

[headhunter]

Way to go Missy!

We're gonna have to start something like The Nudibranch Swim of Fame!

You'll start by swimming out over a lush red tide and then put your hand and footprints in the wet sand. This would end in the signing of peoples wetsuits and drysuits, while waiting for a lobster dinner to finish cooking on the beach during lobster season.

Christian

 

[DennisW]

Very interesting.

 

[Lexy]

Nice job and congrats! It sure is pretty and a great shot too.

 

[MissyP]

Looked for the little guy tonight, no luck of course! Needle in a massive haystack.. :fork: