Nudibranchs breathe through the branchial plumes in a rosette, the circular arrangement, on their backs.
It measured between 13-15cm.
Here you can see the dark blue rhinophores on its head.
The rhinophores are chemosensory organs which function as scent or taste receptors.
I have a, slightly blurry, photo of Hipselodoris Picta taken in the Aegean at Academy Bay Didim Altinkum May 2013. It is bright blue with bright yellow markings.
ReplyDeleteHi Ernie. The blue in this one wasn't as pronounced as some other pictures of Hypselodoris picta that I've seen. The Hypselodoris cantabrica that I took some pics of are much brighter. Have you posted any pictures?
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