09 December 2009

「Macro」

We did 2 macro dives at Alor island and found many creatures.

「Rhinopias eschmeyeri」 We found few month ago, but lost her around few weeks. Then today guest found her at other place! I am sure there're few Rhinopias around there.「Hippocompus hystrix」There's black one also. It's nice, isn't it?And strange nudibranch. I thought it is not creature, looks like....a jelly?! 「What is that?」 I was watching, then it moved. 「Wow it's alive!」 Color is yellow brown, length is 15cm and strange shape... And then something filmy came out from one of the tip, and suck up something from ground. ...What is that??? Then I saw kind of tentacle on the filmy one. Is it nudibranch?!

I checked it by book. Yes, it's nudibranch which is 「Melibe papillosa」 The book said that this kind of nudibranch has a large oral hood used for feeding on small crustaceans and ancillary gills at the base of it's cerata. 

I want to put photo...but we don't have. I will do next time...if I can find again and guests manage to take photo.

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