{"id":13962,"date":"2014-08-19T01:00:03","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?p=13962"},"modified":"2014-08-05T20:44:47","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T06:44:47","slug":"transparent-nudibranch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?p=13962","title":{"rendered":"Transparent Nudibranch"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Sky kicked past me he stirred up a cloud of silt in the cave. A moment later he realized I was there and was taking a photo. He apologized with a sheepish shrug, understanding the dirty look I was giving him. The cave wall was host to a dozen or more nudibranch and I was busy with the camera. There were gold lace nudis<\/a> everywhere I looked, a couple white margined nudibranch<\/a> added for variety.<\/p>\n

As the silt settled I noted a larger object kicked up in the cloud. Closer inspection revealed an odd looking nudibranch floating down and settling on the algae covered rock. This was a new species to me! I took more than a dozen photos as the little slug crawled along. On consulting the book<\/a> I was unable to locate a good match for this species, always a surprise, Hoover covers all of the common species.<\/p>\n

It took a little more work to finally properly ID the nudi. It is a transparent nudibranch (Plocamopherus maculatus). I found it listed on Keoiki Stenders site<\/a>, but the photos were not convicing. Once I had a species name I found it on Sea Slugs of Hawaii<\/a> and in the website additions to Hoover’s book<\/a>, where the photos are much closer to the specimen I found.<\/p>\n

Back on the surface I told Sky about the nudi, letting him know that he was somewhat redeemed in revealing an interesting find, despite the cloud of silt.<\/p>\n

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A transparent nudibranch (Plocamopherus maculatus) in a cave at Anaemo\u02bbomalu Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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