NUDIS IN THE NEWS - May 2023

Hannah Tilley

May 31, 2023

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A thick-horned nudibranch (Hermissenda crassicornis) slithers through a tidepool. Photo Credit: Mylasia Miklas/HRAP

Friends of Haystack Rock

by Lisa Habecker for the Cannon Beach Gazette

If you missed their Nudibranch Safari in April, click here to learn about Nudibranchs! Lisa with the Haystack Rock Awareness Program writes about our favorite creatures and shares some of the ones you can find at Haystack Rock - including the Shaggy Mouse Nudibranch (Aeolidia loui), T hick-horned Nudibranch (Hermissenda crassicornis) and the Red Sponge Dorid (Rostanga pulchra).

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Shaggy Mouse Nudibranch (Aeolidia loui)

Red Sponge Dorid (Rostanga pulchra)

Hakai Institute Short Film about Hermaphrodites in the ocean including Nudibranchs

Long Story Shorts - Marine Wonders Explained

by the Hakai Institute

Find answers to some head-scratching marine science questions—from nudibranch sex to the misnomer red tides—in this series of five short videos. Be sure to watch the 'What Kinds of Hermaphrodites Live in the Sea?' short to see the feature on Nudibranchs!

See all the shorts here

Rare Rainbow Sea Slug (Babakina anadoni) found in the UK by Vicky Barlow.

Rare rainbow sea slug found in Falmouth rock pool

By Jonathan Morris with BBC News

Vicky Barlow was looking around tide pools when she found a rare sea slug while searching around the coast of south Cornwall - The Rainbow Sea Slug (Babakina anadoni). They are usually found in warmer waters. According to experts there have been only three previous sightings of the creature in the UK and this was the first in a rockpool. Spotting the sea slug was part of a pattern of "massive changes" in sealife seen around the South West over the last five years, Dr Holt told BBC News.

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Aleksei Permiakov won 1st place in the nudibranch category with his photo titled %u201CRibbed%u201D

Aleksei Permiakov won 1st place in the nudibranch category with his photo titled “Ribbed”. Image credit: Aleksei Permiakov, Ocean Art 2022

Close Encounters Of The Slug Kind

By Rachael Funnell with IFLSCIENCE

Another feature on the winning shot from Aleksei Permiakov, who scooped first place in the nudibranch category for Ocean Art 2022.

“During the pandemic me and my wife got stuck in Bali and that was a great opportunity for macro photography,” explained Permiakov to Underwater Photography Guide, which hosts the competition. “We explored Tulamben and made a series of dives at the Drop Off dive site where we spotted quite a lot of different subjects.”

You can check out the other winners of Ocean Art 2022 here, and keep an eye out for this year’s competition!

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See any Nudibranchs in the News this month that I didn't cover? Send to me so I can share! My email is shop@ilovenudis.com