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|￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣|       IT’S SEA SLUG DAY! Time for a Central California    Nudibranch Mega-Post! 📷 1: Santa Barbara Janolus   Janolus barbarensis  Channel Islands, CA     …

This is the sorcerer’s sea slug (Polycera atra). It is identifiable by its black stripes and raised yellow specks, and clearly belongs in Hufflepuff. While it can’t actually cast …

So how DO you find nudibranchs in the wild—especially the teeny tinys? Search for slug suppers! Many nudies are extremely food-specific—find their meal, and they’re likely to be queued …

One of these nudis is not like the other… Even though nudibranchs are used to baring it all, there are still plenty of mysteries hiding in plain sight! Nudibranch …

📷: A rainbow nudibranch (Dendronotus iris) laying eggs in Monterey, spotted by Michelle Manson. Nudibranchs grow and reproduce quickly, so they don’t have time to search the seas for …

With friends like these, who needs anemones? Source link

If you’re new to nudibranchs, here’s the skinny. “Nudibranch” means “naked gills”. They’re sea slugs. They come in SO MANY shapes, colors and sizes. Two main types: Dorids like …

In a global ocean filled with delightful wonders of color and character, there is perhaps no more photogenic nudibranch than the West Coast’s Spanish Shawl, Flabellina iodinea. The regal …

🚨 Attention California Voters! 🚨 Tomorrow is the voter registration deadline! Make your voice for the ocean heard: www.vote.org Source link

Happy Anniversary, Aquarium family! 🎉Thank you to all of our guests, staff, volunteers, members, donors and followers for making our mission of ocean conservation possible for the past 34 …