Have you seen this undescribed Trinchesia nudibranch?
Taken on a night dive in Blue Maomao Arch at the Poor Knights Islands in New Zealand, these photographs have been reviewed by mollusc expert Dr Willan and this nudibranch is an undescribed species of Trinchesia - a new species to science.
Two individuals were discovered at a depth of about eight metres and appeared to be spawning, laying down a white egg coil. The specimens were approximately 30 millimetres long. Have you seen this nudibranch? Please email [email protected].
Two individuals were discovered at a depth of about eight metres and appeared to be spawning, laying down a white egg coil. The specimens were approximately 30 millimetres long. Have you seen this nudibranch? Please email [email protected].
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