Aeolid Nudibranch

Tenellia sp

Description:

This Aeolid Nudibranch has been mis-identified many times as Cuthona yamasui, with the genus also wrongly placed, and now updated to the genus Tenellia. Tenellia was a small genus until a DNA phylogeny of the former family Tergipedidae resulted in most species of Cuthona being transferred to this genus. This picture is of a yet to be described Tenellia species.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Kati Romblon 9 years ago

Aeolid Nudibranch

Cuthona yamasui The Sea Slug Forum - Cuthona yamasui

11 Comments

AlbertKang 9 years ago

Thanks, @Kati for the ID :)

Thanks, @Mark and @danuuribe :)

MarcTe 9 years ago

great picture!

danuuribe 9 years ago

Incredible!

AlbertKang 10 years ago

Thanks, @Kranti :)

Kranti Dhiman 10 years ago

oh so unique !!

AlbertKang 10 years ago

@patty, check out this spot for the Pikachu Nudibranch :p

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/194...

AlbertKang 10 years ago

Yes, @patty, the coral scenes are very colorful and beautiful in the tropical waters.

Yes, will look up the Pokemon Nudibranch and post it :p

patty 10 years ago

I imagine it must be beautiful to dive among those amazing creatures; and do upload the pokemon one, lets see how much it matches what one imagines...

AlbertKang 10 years ago

and @patty, there is one Nudibranch called, Pokemon!
Can you imagine that? Would look up my files to post them later :D

AlbertKang 10 years ago

Thanks, @patty :)
Lots of colorful Nudibranch in the sea, several thousands of them and mostly very colorful :)
I have been lucky, scuba diving in Philippines where there are lots of them around :)

patty 10 years ago

What a magnificent creature and picture Albert! I would had never imagined such colorful and uneven surfaced creature existed; seems like a wonderful cartoon character for some reason, haha =)