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The greatest diversity of nudibranchs is seen in warm, shallow reefs, although one nudibranch species was discovered at a depth near 2,500 m (8,200 ft). [10] This nudibranch, described in 2024 as Bathydevius , is the only known nudibranch with a bathypelagic lifestyle and is one of the very few to be bioluminescent .
Of the approximately 3000 species of nudibranch, the vast majority are benthic, only a couple are neustonic, and Cephalopyge trematoides is very unusual in that it is pelagic. [6] [7] It is estimated to be one of only five planktonic nudibranch species (another epipelagic example is Phylliroe bucephala). [8] Further information (including photos):
Sea clown triopha Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Nudibranchia Superfamily: Polyceroidea Family: Polyceridae Genus: Triopha Species: T. catalinae Binomial name Triopha catalinae (Cooper, 1863) Triopha catalinae, commonly known as the sea clown triopha or sea clown, is a species of colorful sea slug called a nudibranch. Sea ...
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Jorunna funebris, commonly called the dotted nudibranch, is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch , which is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae . [ 2 ] The genus Jorunna is composed of roughly 15 other species of nudibranchs, which feed on a variety of sponges.
Felimida clenchi, common name the Harlequin blue doris, is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. Taxonomy [ edit ]
This animal can reach a total length of more than 120 mm. It is a large dark-bodied nudibranch which may have green stripes running down the length of the body or have green raised spots. The margin of the foot and head is a vivid red-orange. The rhinophores and gills may be red or green.
The rhinophores of the frilled nudibranch. The frilled nudibranch is a large (up to 90 mm) smooth-bodied nudibranch with a frilled appearance. Margins of the body have a bright bluish edge, and the body may have pink or brown pigmentation. The rhinophores are elongated and smooth, and emerge from a scrolled sheath. [4]