The colour morphs of this nudibranch threw me a little, but I believe both of these little creatures are Facelina auriculata. A windy day in Cornwall and the water is 13 degrees on the south coast. Not feeling like summer yet. #nudibranch #facelinaAuriculata #snorkeling #cornwall #sealife
It's not Friday yet, but every day is #weloveslug day! I spotted this tiny opalescent #nudibranch among many of its juvenile brethren on lines laid deep (25m+) in Hood Canal last weekend. #underwaterphotography
Not a common sighting for me... I managed to get a head-on of this beautiful Dirona aurantia #nudibranch chomping on something delicious (I'm sure). #weloveslug These nudies seem to hang out a bit deeper (30+m), which suits me fine as Hood Canal has moved into summer mode where it's cloudy down to 20m. #macro #scuba
It's been a minute, but what hasn't changed is that #weloveslug! This egg-laying Tritonia festiva was at the usual depth and conditions where they're often found (25m in the strata, Hood Canal last friday). Can't wait for more of these beautiful #nudibranch in a few months! #macro #underwaterphotography
#facelinaAuriculata #Nudibranch Note the red oesophagus just behind the rhinophores, the blue sheen on the head and cereal surfaces and the annulate rhinophores. Tiny little one, so had to zoom in out of the ocean to identify #snorkel #underwaterphotography
#Edmundsella pedata, tiny purple #nudibranch from yesterday's dive i#newquayunderwater in the bay. Possibly a collection of eggs sitting in the posterior mantle?