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unusual facts about nudibranch



Aggregating anemone

The few known predators of Anthopleura elegantissima include the nudibranch Aeolidia papillosa, leather star Dermasterias imbricata and mosshead sculpin Clinocottus globiceps.

Aiptasia

The nudibranch Aeolidiella stephanieae, is considered one of the best predators for Aiptasia sp. This species used to be called and is still commonly referred to as Berghia verrucicornis.

Cadlina sparsa

Cadlina sparsa, common name the Dark-spot cadlina, is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.

Felimare villafranca

This nudibranch is found on the coasts of the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea from France, the Bay of Biscay to Morocco, Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands and the Azores.

Kleptoplasty

Some species of nudibranchs such as Pteraeolidia ianthina sequester whole living symbiotic zooxanthellae within their digestive diverticula, and thus they also manage to be "solar-powered".

M. leonina

Melibe leonina, the hooded nudibranch or the lion nudibranch, a predatory sea slug species

New World Publications

New World also published Nudibranch Behavior by Dave Behrens, Sea Salt by Stan Waterman and Diving Pioneers by Bret Gilliam and helped distribute works for friends Howard Hall, Cathy Church, Helmut Debelius and Constantinos Petrinos.

Octopus Hole

Similar to the close-by Sund Rock conservation area, Octopus Hole is very popular with Scuba divers who enjoy diving the walls associated with the site to view various underwater creatures, including but not limited to Lingcod, Giant Pacific Octopus, Wolf Eel, sea cucumber, and nudibranch.

Soft coral nudibranch

This nudibranch feeds on soft corals of the genus Alcyonium.

Tubercle

When it is used in relation to certain dorid nudibranchs such as Peltodoris nobilis, it means the nodules on the dorsum of the animal.

Whip fan nudibranch

The whip fan nudibranch feeds on gorgonians of the genus Eunicella.

Zoobotryon verticillatum

One of the few creatures that does feed on it is the nudibranch Okenia zoobotryon which is thought to live, feed and lay its eggs almost exclusively on the bryozoan and whose tissues then contain many of the same anti-predator chemicals.


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