Rose nudibranch (Dendrodoris fumata) | Project Noah

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Photo by MartinL

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Field Notes

Description:

A nudibranch (naked - lungs). A brown mollusk with external gills and red frilly edge

Habitat:

Found stranded in a dry rock pool. It was very sluggish (pun) but seems okay now.

Notes:

We don't see colorful ones down here without snorkel gear.

Reference Links:

Dendrodoris fumata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831) [Doris]

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Beautiful nudi, martinl! Thanks for joining the Mollusca mission!

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Rose nudibranch - Dendrodoris fumata

Argy, I had a snorkel but social duties won out on Christmas day. Watch this space.

I was a big sluggish on Christmas day also. Nice find martinl. We expect you to take a snorkel next time.

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