Vayssierea caledonica

Photograph taken by Denis Riek taken in New South Wales, Australia

Comment from the photographer: Hastings Point, Northern N.S.W.

Photo Information

Photographer
Denis Riek
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Species name
Vayssierea caledonica
Verified by
"The Vayssiereidae is a remarkable family of microscopic nudibranchs that have no gills. Instead of taking place via gills, gaseous exchange occurs directly through the skin. Members of this family fed on very small polychaetes with spirally coiled shells of the family Serpulidae, subfamily Spirorbinae. Vayssiereids use the radula to drill through the calcareous shell of the tubeworm to reach the worm’s soft body inside."
Comment from Richard Willan
The Vayssiereidae is a remarkable family of microscopic nudibranchs that have no gills. Instead of taking place via gills, gaseous exchange occurs directly through the skin. Members of this family fed on very small polychaetes with spirally coiled shells of the family Serpulidae, subfamily Spirorbinae. Vayssiereids use the radula to drill through the calcareous shell of the tubeworm to reach the worm’s soft body inside.
Camera
Olympus C7070 Wide Zoom
Taken on
21 April 2009 10:17:05 am
Posted
16 years ago
Updated
4 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Olympus C7070 Wide Zoom
Date and Time
2009:03:21 10:17:05
Exposure Time
10/20000
Exposure Bias
0/10
Focal Length
115/10 mm
Horizontal Resolution
72/1 dpi
Vertical Resolution
72/1 dpi
Aperture
f/11.0
ISO
80
Exposure Program
Manual
Exposure Mode
Manual exposure
Metering Mode
Pattern
Light Source
unknown
Flash
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
White Balance
Auto white balance
Color Space
Uncalibrated
Software
Jasc

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderPhanerobranchia
FamilyVayssiereidae
SpeciesVayssierea caledonica