Sea Slugs

Sea slugs are among our favorite subjects.

If you find them interesting go check out the Sea Slug Forum, where the world's experts congregate.

Nudibranchs

Nudibranchs range from smaller than a fingernail to the length of your forearm, and come in many colors.

Phyllidiopsis shireenae Phyllidiopsis shireenae Phyllidiopsis shireenae

Chromodoris boucheti Chromodoris boucheti Chromodoris boucheti Chromodoris dianae

Phyllidia ocellata Phyllidia ocellata

Phyllidiella zeylanica Phyllidiella pustulosa

Chromodoris africana Chromodoris africana

Phyllidiella zeylanica Phyllidiella cf annulata

Chromodoris hamiltoni Pyjama slug, Chromodoris quadricolor

Phyllidia varicosa Phyllidia marindica

Chromodoris hamiltoni Chromodoris strigata

Hexabranchus sanguineus Spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus

Chelidonura electra Headshield Slug, Chelidonura electra

This was the only headshield slug we saw. It is almost entirely white.

Flatworms:

Pseudoceros bifurcus Racing stripe flatworm, Pseudoceros bifurcus

Pseudocerus cf. laingensis Pseudoceros cf. lindae Pseudobiceros gloriosus Pseudoceros lindae Pseudoceros sp.

You would expect an amimal called a "flatworm" to be uninteresting, but underwater worms are beautiful.

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