Comments on: Blog Log! 26 October, 2008

By: Blog Log: 7 March 2010 | Pulau Hantu

Blog Log: 7 March 2010 | Pulau Hantu — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:39:11 +0000

[...] You’re probably looking at the picture on the left wondering what it is you’re looking at. Don’t knock yourself up about it because when we first saw this picture we thought the same! If you rest your eyes for just a second in the middle of the picture, you will notice the eyes and pincers of a commensal crab that has managed to blend in so perfectly with the contours and texture of the sponge in which it makes its home. On the right is a larger-than-normal tiny nudibranch on the stem of a giant hydroid. This must be one of the largest specimens we’ve ever encountered! See how tiny they usually are! [...]

By: Camera Test | Pulau Hantu

Camera Test | Pulau Hantu — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:23:47 +0000

[...] Looks like the macro function of her camera is working quite well! Now if we can only find you some Doto nudibranches to [...]

By: Sydney

Sydney — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:36:09 +0000

Wow! Din noe Hantu can be so fascinating! Apparently the poor visibility of Hantu (as reputed) has helped shield it away from divers and hence, averted possible destruction to its beauty…

By: Wyatt

Wyatt — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:38:39 +0000

Hi Debby, I think your New Nudibranch could be Dermatobranchus ornatus. D. ornatus is a species from the Arminidae and it feeds on Gorgonian Muricella sp. which is also where you found your specimen. congratulations on your new find!

By: CH

CH — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:48:02 +0000

The nudibranch looks like Dermatobranchus ornatus.