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Limenandra barnosii
This Aeolid Nudibranch has translucent body with yellow markings on its body with pink bands. Its cerata, rhinopores and oral tentacles are pink-tipped.
Other reference : http://www.underwaterkwaj.com/nudi/anila...
16 Comments
Thanks, @triggsturner for your kind words and support :)
Simply stunning Albert. Congrats on your SOTD.
Thanks, @Antonio for your kind words and support :)
Awesome find Albert,great collours,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Thanks, @SukanyaDatta and @armadeus.4 for your kind words and support :)
Thanks again, @Daniele for further advising that its a described species :D
Oh whoops :D Thanks for the clarification Daniele!
It is officially described now ;-)
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007...
Oooh! I missed this one. I have to agree with you Sukanya...I was thinking the same thing :) Congratulations Albert! Very well deserved. Thank you for sharing this really cool looking, not officially described Nudibranch :)
Just KNEW this was an SOTD waiting to happen. ...Thank you AlbertKang and Congratulations.
Thanks, @Daniele for another SOTD :)
Thanks too, Polilla for your kind words and appreciation :)
Congratulations Albert, this stunning nudibranch is our Spotting of the Day!
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Thanks, @Daniele and yes, I was aware of it and I was very excited when I saw it during the dive because I knew it is a rare find and a beauty to that :)
At that time, I could identify it only to the Family of Aeolidae.
The researchers probably have the materials from much earlier as the description process usually takes a very long time.
I checked the references and realized that when you spotted it, it hadn't yet been officially described :-)
Such beautiful colours on this one Albert!
Thanks, @KostasZontanos :)
Stunning!!!