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Nudibranchs Pleurobranchus and Flabellina are chalk and cheese!

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Post  liquidg 27th October 2014, 9:17 am

First up an example of the Pleurobranchus group called Weberi.

These monster nudibranchs that can, depending the individual, grow to a max of 30 centimetres, usually these guys feed on ascidians, though if need be they will consume other life forms.
Okay lets say this one is the chalk.  
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The next is an example of the group being Flabellina of the family Aeolids.
The actual one I cant find its individual name, but they feed on hydroids usually called Eudendrium ramosum and these stingers, for us diver as well and not just marine life, contain a pigment called astaxanthin, this gives the Flabellina nudibranch its brilliant coloration.
This little guy of just 6 mill in length featured, is most certainly the cheese out of these two!
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