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Berthella martensi
Also known as Marten's Berthella and Berthella Sea Slug, this pleurobranch has a dark-brown mantle and orange warts. B. martensi, however, also appears in other color variations. They feed on hydroids, coral, sponges and sea anemones, and grow to a length of about 10cm.
Found singly or in pairs in coral and rocky reefs, among sand and rubble areas, at depths of 2 to 30m.
Spotted this sidegill slug slithering on the sand in 25.5m of water, at the Coral Gardens dive site. It was about 7.5cm long.
Spotted on May 25, 2012
Submitted on May 25, 2012
3 Comments
Thanks very much, Laura and Nicholas! :)
Phenomenal capture as we come to expect from you my friend!.tnx
That is AWESOME! What a find, Blogie, these guys are so cool! Great video too :)