2014 Photo Contest: 20 Amazing Nudibranch Pictures
Dive into the bizarre and beautiful world of nudibranchs with this amazing photo gallery compiled from Scuba Diving's 2014 Through Your Lens Photo Contest submissions. These breathtaking marine gastropods are one of Mother Nature's most astounding species, sporting some of the most fascinating shapes, intricate patterns and mesmerizing hues found on any critter floating in our blue planet.
Photo names and captions provided by photographers.
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Jett BritnellAn Opalescent Nudibranch, sometimes called a Flame Tip nudibranch, laying a ribbon of eggs.
Location: Browning Passage, British Columbia, Canada
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Filip StaesThis Nembrotha nudibranch was searching for food inside a tunicate vase.
Location: Lembeh/Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Kelly SobczakBeautiful photograph of a crawling nudibranch.
Location: Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, Western Australia
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Martin KleinThis nudibranch was photographed using UV lights during a night dive.
Location: Lembeh, Indonesia
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Chia Chi ChangAn emperor shrimp upon his nudibranch throne.
Location: Northeast Coast of Taiwan
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Lynn WuThis tiny little nudibranch (Costasiella sp.) looks so cute. White head and black rhinophores; cerata green with reddish tips. It looks like a sheep stopped eating grass.
Location: Bali, Indonesia
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Nicholas SamarasNudibranch Janolus cristatus
Location: Chalkidiki, Greece
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Lynn WuThis Chamberlain's Nembrotha nudibranch looks like a bull getting ready to charge at the photographer.
Location: Anilao, Philippines
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Jim ChenSome large nudibranch like this, especially the coral eaters, tend to aggregate in crevices during the day, or under the coral colony and emerge only at night to feed.
Location: Anilao, Philippines
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Martin KleinA beautiful nudibranch posing for the camera.
Location: Lembeh, Indonesia
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Francis PerezThis is a Glaucus atlanticus nudibranch who moves with the current and eat false jellyfish, Physalia physalis
Location: Tenerife, Canary Islands
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Filippo BorghiSpectactular photo of a nudibranch floating in the night.
Location: Giglio, Italy
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Tom RadioNudibranch species: Hermissenda crassicornis
Location: Puget Sound, WA, United States
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Taiki SakaiThis Phyllidia varicosa nudibranch was found inside a cave in Kona, Pyramid Pinnacle.
Location: Kona, Hawaii, United States
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Maurizio PasiPhotograph of a vibrant nudibranch caring over its ribbon of eggs.
Location: Capo Noli, Italy
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Jim ChenRinged Favorinus, grows to about 10mm. White body with yellow to orange cerata with dark tips. Like all species of Favorinus it feeds on sea slug eggs, including Sea Hares and nudibranchs.
Location: Anilao, Philippines
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Johnny ChiouThis nudibranch, photographed at the top of a reef, looks like it's about to take off in flight.
Location: Kenting,Taiwan
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Marchione GiacomoAn emperor shrimp shows off his symbiotic swagger by taking a ride on the back of this regal-looking nudibranch.
Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
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Irwin AngLocation: Anilao, Philippines
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Parnupong NorasethkamolUp close and personal in nudibranch central.
Location: Anilao, Philippines
Dive into the bizarre and beautiful world of nudibranchs with this amazing photo gallery compiled from Scuba Diving's 2014 Through Your Lens Photo Contest submissions. These breathtaking marine gastropods are one of Mother Nature's most astounding species, sporting some of the most fascinating shapes, intricate patterns and mesmerizing hues found on any critter floating in our blue planet.
Photo names and captions provided by photographers.
More Amazing Photo Contest Submissions: