Sentences with phrase «nudibranch sea slugs»

Love is in the air and with that in mind, here's a glance at how the nudibranch sea slugs do Cole Porter proud.

WARM waters in the Pacific Ocean are encouraging dozens of species of nudibranch sea slugs to head north at a surprising pace.

While no bunny at all — a nudibranch sea slug, to be exact — these ocean creatures are some of the most flamboyant animals on the planet.

Not exact matches

Unlike most sea slugs that crawl on coral reefs, the nudibranch Fiona pinnata lives on the go.

University of Queensland Visual Ecology Lab member Dr Karen Cheney, of the School of Biological Sciences, said researchers examined sea slugs, or nudibranchs, which had bright colour patterns to warn predators they contained toxic defences.

Retailers will want to stock varieties of sponges, zoanthids, anemones, tube anemones, sea slugs, nudibranchs, Tridacna clams, thorny oysters, flame scallops, feather - duster worms, lobsters, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and tunicates.

Consider stocking at least a few representatives from each of the following groups: Sponges — many types, shapes, sizes and colors Zoanthids — colonial anemones (some can be harmful to true corals) Anemones — short tentacle, long tentacle and carpet Corallimorphs — mushroom anemones, Ricordea, Discosoma and elephant - ear Cerianthids — tube - dwelling anemones Mollusks (with and without shell)-- sea slugs, sea hares, nudibranches, turbo snails and many types of living shells and clams Cephalopods — octopus and cuttlefish Worms — feather dusters Arthropods — crabs, hermit crabs, shrimp and lobsters Echinoderms — sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea stars (starfish), serpent stars and brittle stars.

Then, of course, there are the shell-less «naked» snails, commonly called sea slugs, sea hares and nudibranches.

The purple lady nudibranch or Flabellina funeka, is a species of aeolid nudibranch, and is a very colourful sea slug.

There is also a diving site nearby which is good for exploring rock formations and sea slugs (nudibranch).

A trained eye will find varieties of crabs, snails, limpets, coral, sponge and colorful sea slugs known as nudibranchs.

See: Angelfish, surgeon fish, nudibranchs, sponges and sea slugs.

Here, you will come across number nudibranchs (lettuce leaf sea slugs), juvenile flounder, sea hares (a / k / a water bunnies), box crabs and squid ranging from juvenile to full grown.

This dive site was ideal for macro lovers considering the abundant amount of colorful nudibranchs, sea slugs and flatworms spotted by our dive guides especially in the shallows, together with crustaceans like the Hairy Shrimp; besides that it was an opportunity to spot a Denise Pygmy Seahorse!

Some of the marine life seen during the dive included: Banded Sea Snake, Day Octopus, Hawksbill Turtle and smaller creatures, like the Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse, nudibranchs, five different kinds of flatworms, headshield slug, Hairy Shrimp and even a nocturnal Epaulette Shark.

We found: 8 big sea slugs, big swimming moray eel and some different types of nudibranch, crabs and shrimps.

As it turns out, corals, kelps, sea slugs, sponges, nudibranchs and flatworms all exhibit hyperbolic anatomical features.

From the underwater family of shell-less creatures known as nudibranchs, these sea slugs come in some of the brightest colors known to the animal world, and we sure love them around here.

Gosliner grew up in California, sleuthing the tide pools; his sea slug fate was determined as a teen upon being introduced to his first live nudibranch.

He estimates that he's discovered between 1,200 and 1,500 new species of nudibranchs — about one - third of all sea slug species that are known to exist.

For Terry Gosliner, fervor comes in the form of a far - out - looking soft - bodied marine mollusk known as a nudibranch, also familiarly called a sea slug.

«Also my favorite mollusk is very rare Coryphella polaris, a large nudibranch [sea slug], who live under 30m in the dark and cold water and is so beautiful — I just don't know any animal better,» he states.

A nudibranch (sea slug) sliding around on a bit of mossy rock transformed from a monochromatic lump into an ethereal white being accented with rusty maroon and brown alongside the black.