Nudibranch Gallery

AUS-1846 Nudibranch (sea slug) (Chromodoris coil) Unlike most snails, nudibranchs have no shell & their delicate gills are exposed. Without a shell, they rely on toxic chemicals for self-defence

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Nudibranch (sea slug) (Chromodoris coil) Unlike most snails, nudibranchs have no shell & their delicate gills are exposed. Without a shell, they rely on toxic chemicals for self-defence.
Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea
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Melibe (Melibe sp.)

Melibe (Melibe sp.), an aquarium specimen. The mouth forms an extendable oral hood and can be opened very wide to catch prey such as small crustaceans. Here the oral hood is closed. This genus of sea slug usually creeps over rocks but can also be found drifting in the water column. Los Angeles Aquarium, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Krusentern's nudibranch (Dendrodoris krusensternii), New South Wales, Australia

Krusentern's nudibranch (Dendrodoris krusensternii) its dorsal surface covered in fleshy tubercules except in patches where it has bright blue spots. Maximum length is 12 cm. North Rock North Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia

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