9 articles
The hooded nudibranch Melibe leonina is a translucent sea slug that nets plankton from its perch on kelp blades. Biology, diet and where to see one.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
Kelp forests are macro heaven: nudibranchs, gobies, skeleton shrimp. Lens choices, strobe technique, buoyancy and ethics for small-subject photography.
Tom Okafor ·
The opalescent nudibranch steals stinging cells from its anemone prey and wields them as weapons. Learn to identify Hermissenda crassicornis and its world.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
The red sponge dorid (Rostanga pulchra) lives, feeds and hides on one red sponge — a thumbprint-size lesson in camouflage every tidepooler can find.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
The sea lemon Peltodoris nobilis is a fist-sized, lemon-scented nudibranch that grazes sponges on Pacific kelp reefs. Identification, biology and ecology.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
Sea lemons are confused with leopard dorids, the Monterey dorid and the Atlantic sea lemon. A diver's guide to telling the real Peltodoris nobilis apart.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
The Spanish shawl Flabellinopsis iodinea is a purple-and-orange aeolid nudibranch that steals stinging cells from hydroids. Identification, diet, habitat.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Where to find Spanish shawl nudibranchs: the best dive sites and seasons, the hydroid patches they hunt, lookalikes to rule out, and how to photograph one.
Tom Okafor ·
Nudibranchs are the jewels of the kelp forest: shell-less sea slugs in startling colours. Learn the key groups, the star species and how to find them.
Tom Okafor ·