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Nudibranchia with eggs

Flabellina pedata

Photo by Palaimon
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Field Notes

Description:

Flabellina pedata
Flabellina affinis
Mediterranian sea, depht 35 meter

Notes:

What is the english name? In german we call it violette flabellina

Species ID Suggestions

Nudibranch

Flabellina affinis

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João Pedro Silva
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Comments (11)
João Pedro Silva
The ringed rhinophores, purple pigment on the surface of the cerata (especially near the tip) and the stalked ceratal clusters differentiate Flabellina affinis from Flabellina pedata. Regarding "common" names, very few names have genuine common names so get used to the latin names. There's a very good post about this subject at the Sea Slug Forum: http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/common
Palaimon
I´m not sure with the ID, maybe someone can help
Palaimon
@ Noe and Pili i think thats true, after uploading i saw it also. I will change it
Noe and Pili
Very cool! But I think you have photographed two different species of nudibranchs
KarenL
Another interesting spotting! Welcome to Project Noah, Palaimon!

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PublishedOctober 15, 2011

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