Comment from the photographer: Found at Zeelandbrug in the Oosterschelde. 2009 was a good year for this well camouflaged front eolid. This nudibranch likes to eat Tubularia indivisa and Seacypres (Sertularia cupressina). When it eats Tubularis they grow larger.

Photo Information

Photographer
Arne Kuilman
Species name
Dendronotus frondosus
Camera
Nikon D80
Taken on
10 August 2009 07:37:57 pm
Posted
15 years ago
Updated
15 years ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Nikon D80
Date and Time
2009:07:10 19:37:57
Exposure Time
1/100
Exposure Bias
0/6
Focal Length
600/10 mm
Horizontal Resolution
720000/10000 dpi
Vertical Resolution
720000/10000 dpi
Aperture
f/14.0
ISO
125
Exposure Program
Manual
Exposure Mode
Manual exposure
Metering Mode
Pattern
Light Source
unknown
Flash
Flash fired, auto mode, return light detected
White Balance
Auto white balance
Color Space
Uncalibrated
Software
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDendronotina
FamilyDendronotidae
SpeciesDendronotus frondosus