Nudibranchs, Sea Hares / Seaslugs Opisthobranchia

Variable Chelidonura (Chelidonura varians) Laying Eggs
Variable Chelidonura (Chelidonura varians) Laying Eggs single one alone lonely isolated individual mother motherhood mother-hood mothering maternal care caring parent parental parenting sex reproduction maternal line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded blue cyan sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Variable Chelidonura (Chelidonura varians)

Sea Hare (Dolabella auricularia) foraging over coral rubble at night.
Sea Hare (Dolabella auricularia) foraging over coral rubble at night. Anaspidea Opisthobranchia single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic shell shells mollusc molluscs seahare sea-hare slug soft delicate fragile breakable slime slimy slimey |Sea Hare (Dolabella auricularia)

Sea Hare (Dolabella auricularia) foraging over coral rubble at night.
Sea Hare (Dolabella auricularia) foraging over coral rubble at night. Anaspidea Opisthobranchia single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic shell shells mollusc molluscs seahare sea-hare slug soft delicate fragile breakable slime slimy slimey |Sea Hare (Dolabella auricularia)

Sea Hare (Dolabella auricularia) foraging over coral rubble at night.
Sea Hare (Dolabella auricularia) foraging over coral rubble at night. Opisthobranchia single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic shell shells mollusc molluscs seahare sea-hare slug soft delicate fragile breakable slime slimy slimey |Sea Hare (Dolabella auricularia)

Shelled Sea Slug (Tylodina corticalis)
Shelled Sea Slug (Tylodina corticalis) yellow hat slithering Molluscs |Shelled Sea Slug (Tylodina corticalis)

Toothpaste Nudibranchs (Chromodoris lochi) Mating.
Toothpaste Nudibranchs (Chromodoris lochi) Mating. sex reproduce reproduction stripes striped couple pair together two twin holding hands touch Molluscs |Toothpaste Nudibranchs (Chromodoris lochi)

Dorid Nudibranch (Dorididae sp.)
Dorid Nudibranch (Dorididae sp.) Molluscs |Dorid Nudibranch (Dorididae sp.)

Side-gilled Sea Slug (Pleurobranchus grandis)
Side-gilled Sea Slug (Pleurobranchus grandis) red orange pink pattern mollusc molluscs colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic Molluscs |Side-gilled Sea Slug (Pleurobranchus grandis)

Varicose Nudibranch (Phyllidia varicosa)
Varicose Nudibranch (Phyllidia varicosa) colour color colourful yellow blue cyan bumps bumpy lumps lump lumpy Molluscs |Varicose Nudibranch (Phyllidia varicosa)

Gold-lined Nudibranch (Gymnodoris Striata)
Gold-lined Nudibranch (Gymnodoris Striata) stripes striped yellow lines crawling Molluscs |Gold-lined Nudibranch (Gymnodoris Striata)

Nudibranch (Jason mirablis) Feeding on Hydroid (Solanderia racemosa)
Nudibranch (Jason mirablis) Feeding on Hydroid (Solanderia racemosa) colour color colourful magenta frills frilly tassles camouflage Molluscs |Nudibranch (Jason mirablis)

Apricot Nudibranch (Tritonia incerta)
Apricot Nudibranch (Tritonia incerta) frills crawling Molluscs |Apricot Nudibranch (Tritonia incerta)

Bullock's Nudibranch (Chromodoris bullocki)
Bullock's Nudibranch (Chromodoris bullocki) colour color mauve purple climbing struggle effort Molluscs |Bullock's Nudibranch (Chromodoris bullocki)

Spanish Dancer Nudibranch (Hexabranchus sanguineus) Largest of all nudibranchs foraging at night.
Spanish Dancer Nudibranch (Hexabranchus sanguineus) Largest of all nudibranchs foraging at night. colour color colourful yellow red golden gold pink frills frilly tassles crawl crawling slide curled curl curly Molluscs |Spanish Dancer Nudibranch (Hexabranchus sanguineus)

Gardiner's Nudibranchs (Notodoris gardineri) mating.
Gardiner's Nudibranchs (Notodoris gardineri) mating. colour color yellow reproduction sex Molluscs |Gardiner's Nudibranchs (Notodoris gardineri)

Spanish Dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus) Egg ribbon attached to coral reef.
Spanish Dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus) Egg ribbon attached to coral reef. colour color colourful red magenta pink frills frilly tassles reproduction reproduce sex folded folds crumple gathered gather Molluscs |Spanish Dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus)

Phyllidia Nudibranch (Phyllidia ocellata)
Phyllidia Nudibranch (Phyllidia ocellata) colour color colourful blue cyan bumps bumpy knobs knobby knob ocelli crawl slide Molluscs |Phyllidia Nudibranch (Phyllidia ocellata)

Magnificent Nudibranch (Chromodoris magnifica)
Magnificent Nudibranch (Chromodoris magnifica) stripes striped float Molluscs |Magnificent Nudibranch (Chromodoris magnifica)

Reticulated Nudibranch (Chromodoris reticulata) Able to dispose of its penis after sex and grow a new one within 24 hours, at least three times
Reticulated Nudibranch (Chromodoris reticulata) Able to dispose of its penis after sex and grow a new one within 24 hours, at least three times spots spotted blob Molluscs |Reticulated Nudibranch (Chromodoris reticulata)

Courting Nudibranchs (Flabellinidae sp.)
Courting Nudibranchs (Flabellinidae sp.) frills frilly tassles camouflage pair couple two twin follow slide crawl mating mate reproduction sex reproduce Molluscs |Courting Nudibranchs (Flabellinidae sp.)