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Dendrodoris carbunculosa
Large Nudibranch of at least 30 cm but they are known to grow as big as 40 cm. A true giant among Nudibranch as most species are just around 3-4 cm in size. This one was just plain cream coloured with lots of bumps all over its body. Pic#1 is a close-up of the front/head showing more details of the Rhinopores. Pic#4 is taken with the dive guide posing next to it to show the size reference.
They are mostly nocturnal species, so was surprised to find this at around 10 meters depth during a day time dive in Gato Island. It was a cloudy day, so probably this one was comfortable to come out during day time.
New Organism to Project Noah. The genus of this Nudibranch are known for their large size. Another species from the same genus can be seen in this Spotting : http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/191...
Spotted on Apr 28, 2016
Submitted on May 10, 2016
5 Comments
Hi Albert. i need help Iding this.Quite puzzled. Is it a sap sucking slug?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/209...
Hi Lauren, if you look at the pictures of the whole Nudibranch, its easier to identify it as a Nudibranch as you will see the 2 Rhinopores and the Gills.
Amazing ! I wouldn't have known it was a Nudibranch! It looks like a Lichen!
Yes, @Ava, this one was a Giant among Nudibranch.
That's HUGE for a nudibranch, isn't it? Great notes.