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Clown Nudibranch

Triopha catalinae

Photo by RAFinley
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Field Notes

Description:

The eggs of a Clown Nudibranch (sea slug).

Habitat:

Found in tide pool on a day of unusually low tide. It is attached to a piece of kelp.

Reference Links:

Nudibranch, Clown Nudibranch and eggs - Hershman Photography -- Daniel Hershman

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
The MnMs
Not only they are themselves beautiful creatures but they also make this work art when they lay their eggs :-)
RAFinley
Thanks--neither had I! Total luck that I saw it and went to look (thinking, "what in the world is a rose doing down there?").
RAFinley
Oh, thank you! A Google search turned up several similar images labeled "nudibranch eggs." What wonderful, fascinating things.
The MnMs
They are eggs of some nudibranch or sea hare, most likely.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2011

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