Andrew Trevor-Jones Another odd one, also in Botany Bay, NSW, Australia. It looks a bit like Favorinus tsuruganus, but doesn't have the black tips on the cerata and the oral tentacles are not white (well, I can't even see them).
Andrew Trevor-Jones OK, I think I have found it: Madrella sanguinea Not sure why I missed it on my 3 or 4 passes through Debelius and Kuiter.
Kirstie Knowles Yep looks like Madrella sanguinea to me. Nice pic :)
Steve Smith Favorinus
There are lots of these egg-eating nudis (Favorinus tsuruganus) at Nelson Bay at the moment - progressively eating their way through the spawn masses of other nudis and seahares. Today at Pipeline.
Nikon D600, 105 mm +1 Dioptre, 2 x Inon D2000
1/200, f22, ISO 200
Grant Willetts Beautiful pic
Steve Smith Thanks Grant!
Bee Diver Relations wow
Grant Willetts The rhinopores are unusual on this species.
Steve Smith Thanks Bee Diver!
Steve Smith Yes they are Grant - didn't notice until I saw the image on the computer screen.
Suzan Meldonian frosted glass rhinos
Grant Willetts Maybe you can help - two weeks ago at fly pt at 21m on sand and broken shell I found a creature about 20cm in diameter, circular and relatively flat; It was dark red/brown - deep purple with occasional points on it similar to the devil horn studs people have on foreheads. Reminded me of a side gilled slug. Ideas?
Steve Smith Yep -a few around at the moment too. It's a species of side-gilled slug (Pleurobranch). Not sure without seeing it but probably Pleurobranchus hilli.
Grant Willetts Great thanks. I'll look that one up in my reference books. Its a bit time consuming without have a bit of an idea of where to start.
Grant Willetts Yep that's it alright. Cheers.
Goh Diving it's a beauty
Steve Smith Thanks Eric - not quite as nice as your recent one of the same species though!
Diana Schmitt Cool shot :)
Sharon M Elcamp-Uwp very nice !
Max Plank Nice one Steve!
Steve Smith Thanks Diana, Sharon, and Max!
Goh Diving Thank you Steve...I like yours better :)
Steve Smith Too kind Eric!
Cristina Zunino Beautiful photo sub. I love it ! <3
Steve Smith Thanks Cristina!
Erik K F Goossens the rhinos remind me of the 101 Tower in Taipeh !! Awesome shot Steve ! (y)
Erwin Koehler This one is from Anilao, Philippines, any idea ob the genus is welcome, it has the same color pattern as Placida cremoniana and or Favorinus tsuruganus, but is clearly none of them! HELP
Ajiex Dharma Looks like Favorinus tsuruganus.
Erwin Koehler This one has smooth black rhinophores with whitish tips, in F. tsuruganus have the black rhinophores three 'cup-shaped' or 'collar-like' swellings,
this unknown beauty has black oral tentacles, in F. tsuruganus are they white.
Blogie Robillo Lovely!
Vishal Bhave There is third species with similar coloration Eubranchus mimmeticus but rhinophores doesn't have white tips. Looks like Favorinus tsuruganus.
Erwin Koehler I don't know the description of Eubranchus mimeticus, but all of the 13 pictures at
http://www.umiushi-zukan.com/eng/list_pic.php?ssw=g&kind_id=631
have a white median line between the rhinophores, and most specimens have white pigment at the cerata, often white longitudinal lines or white patches basally, the rhinophores seem to be often whitish basally with a black outer 2/3.
Gary Cobb This is Facelina sp. http://www.nudibranch.com.au/pages/IMG_a0588w.htm I have found it here on the Sunshine Coast.
Erwin Koehler YES this is the same species! thanks!
Gary Cobb You're quite welcome!
Vishal Bhave Dear Erwin Koehler if you have visited http://www.nudibranch.com.au/pages/IMG_a0588w.htm (Image 3-6) the species illustrated (IMG_a0588w) has median white line running between ceratal tufts. It has color variations from pale whitish (justlike those lines to pure Orange with blue tips and Rhinophores (with white tips) we have simmilar species here and http://www.nudipixel.net/photo/00024010/location/ it shows typical radula as seen in Eubranchus (at least in specimens from Ratnagiri).
Erwin Koehler I contacted Rie Nakano, she sent a pdf-file with the Text-fig. 3 from Baba 1975 with the drawing of the 3 mm holotype, it shows a broad white median band Baba: mw: median dorsal opaque white band, and longitudinal white lines on the ceras Baba: ws : longitudinal opaque white streaks.
Rie Nakano writes:" I think Eubranchus mimeticus does not belong to genus Eubranchus. In the near future, it will be changed to another genus...I think."
Gary Cobb Lets not get too far off the track. The photos I submitted in an earlier thread are not Eubranchus mimeticus. Similar yes. This species has also been verified by Richard Wilan where the preserved specimen lays.
Erwin Koehler This one is from Anilao, Philippines, any idea ob the genus is welcome, it has the same color pattern as Placida cremoniana and or Favorinus tsuruganus, but is clearly none of them! HELP
Ajiex Dharma Looks like Favorinus tsuruganus.
Erwin Koehler This one has smooth black rhinophores with whitish tips, in F. tsuruganus have the black rhinophores three 'cup-shaped' or 'collar-like' swellings,
this unknown beauty has black oral tentacles, in F. tsuruganus are they white.
Blogie Robillo Lovely!
Vishal Bhave There is third species with similar coloration Eubranchus mimmeticus but rhinophores doesn't have white tips. Looks like Favorinus tsuruganus.
Erwin Koehler I don't know the description of Eubranchus mimeticus, but all of the 13 pictures at
http://www.umiushi-zukan.com/eng/list_pic.php?ssw=g&kind_id=631
have a white median line between the rhinophores, and most specimens have white pigment at the cerata, often white longitudinal lines or white patches basally, the rhinophores seem to be often whitish basally with a black outer 2/3.
Gary Cobb This is Facelina sp. http://www.nudibranch.com.au/pages/IMG_a0588w.htm I have found it here on the Sunshine Coast.
Erwin Koehler YES this is the same species! thanks!
Gary Cobb You're quite welcome!
Vishal Bhave Dear Erwin Koehler if you have visited http://www.nudibranch.com.au/pages/IMG_a0588w.htm (Image 3-6) the species illustrated (IMG_a0588w) has median white line running between ceratal tufts. It has color variations from pale whitish (justlike those lines to pure Orange with blue tips and Rhinophores (with white tips) we have simmilar species here and http://www.nudipixel.net/photo/00024010/location/ it shows typical radula as seen in Eubranchus (at least in specimens from Ratnagiri).
Erwin Koehler I contacted Rie Nakano, she sent a pdf-file with the Text-fig. 3 from Baba 1975 with the drawing of the 3 mm holotype, it shows a broad white median band Baba: mw: median dorsal opaque white band, and longitudinal white lines on the ceras Baba: ws : longitudinal opaque white streaks.
Rie Nakano writes:" I think Eubranchus mimeticus does not belong to genus Eubranchus. In the near future, it will be changed to another genus...I think."
Gary Cobb Lets not get too far off the track. The photos I submitted in an earlier thread are not Eubranchus mimeticus. Similar yes. This species has also been verified by Richard Wilan where the preserved specimen lays.