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Canadadiver
15-06-09, 10:08
Well, I tried to find this one out for myself, but... I just dunno:
http://www.congeralley.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=45&pictureid=427
Length: 30-40mm
Location: Anemone Gully, St. Abbs
Date: June 13th, 2009
Dive Tramp
15-06-09, 10:47
Well, I tried to find this one out for myself, but... I just dunno:
http://www.congeralley.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=45&pictureid=427
Length: 30-40mm
Location: Anemone Gully, St. Abbs
Date: June 13th, 2009
Have a looksee here... http://www.scottishnudibranchs.co.uk/sn-thumbs.html
It's quite close to this http://www.scottishnudibranchs.co.uk/html/tritonia-hombergii-23.html in my honest opinion with less than a minute's looking time.
Canadadiver
15-06-09, 12:46
Yep - that's the one I thought too (Tritonia hombergii (http://www.nudipixel.net/species/tritonia_hombergi/)), but adults can be over 200m and smaller juveniles are thought to be white... There are so many iterations of every colour, shape and size in nudibranchs, and I suppose that differences don't necessarily mean a different species.
Good to know we had the same thoughts though...
200m thats one biiiig nudibranch :001_tt2:
Yep - that's the one I thought too (Tritonia hombergii (http://www.nudipixel.net/species/tritonia_hombergi/)), but adults can be over 200m and smaller juveniles are thought to be white... There are so many iterations of every colour, shape and size in nudibranchs, and I suppose that differences don't necessarily mean a different species.
Good to know we had the same thoughts though...
Send it to Jim at Scottish Nudibranchs (the link DT put up) and he'll definately identify it for you, but I think DT is right.
Canadadiver
16-06-09, 22:00
Send it to Jim at Scottish Nudibranchs (the link DT put up) and he'll definately identify it for you, but I think DT is right.
Good idea - I'll give it a shot, although I think you both may be right too.
200m thats one biiiig nudibranch :001_tt2:
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