#chromodoris lochi

[pikaole]

Sea slug icon pack - second update! (PNGs, dark mode, total 68 icons)

[pillowspace]

Listen to me, boy. You will hear about sea slugs. You will enjoy sea slugs

Costasiella kuroshimae / leaf sheep. Discovered off the coast of Japanese island Kuroshima in 1993, they can indirectly perform photosynthesis by absorbing chloroplasts from algae

Cyerce nigricans. The cerata can be easily cast when disturbed. They can also swim by powerfully flapping said cerata when strongly stimulated. I think they look like butterfly wings!

Jorunna parva / sea bunny. They are covered in papillae, which are fleshy protuberances used for sensory functions. It looks like fur!

Glaucus atlanticus / blue glaucus. They are rarely seen, except during periods of on-shore winds which brings them and their prey into coastal waters. They are the most dangerous sea slug to handle, able to give humans a very painful and potentially dangerous sting

Chromodoris lochi / loch's chromodoris. They are spongivores, and prefer being on the underside of overhangs on rocky reefs. Their distribution is widespread in the Indo-Pacific. Everyone I show sea slugs to seems to love this little guy

Dirona albolineata / white-lined dirona. A translucent predator that often eats bryozoans and small snails. They generally reside on rocks and sometimes mud in the intertidal. Pretty little things, they remind me of shards of glass

Phidiana hiltoni / Hilton's Aeolid. They are known for being quite aggressive, often biting and fighting other aeolids, which is so real of them. They always reminded me of lit matches

Acanthodoris lutea / orange-peel doris. Its bright aposamatic colouration is a warning to predators of its distasteful toxicity. They also notably smell of sandalwood! You don't understand. I NEED to hold one

Nembrotha kubaryana / dusky nembrotha. They use the toxins in their prey ascidians to defend themselves against predators. The toxins are stored in their tissues then released in a slimy defensive mucus when alarmed. Nembrotha kubaryana are well-known for their neon appearance

Phyllodesmium poindimiei / Spun Of Light. It's primarily nocturnal and can cast its cerata for protection. Anyway, can we all agree that Spun Of Light is the most awesome name for a sea slug ever? I mean, look at it. That's a sea slug spun of light if I've ever seen one

Conclusion: sea slugs are the creatures ever

[angelnumber27]

Chromodoris lochi

[birdblues]

Loch’s Chromodoris

[oceansoftheworld]

Photo by Svein Christoffersen | Info 

Loch's chromodoris (Chromodoris lochi) is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species is found in the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region and is known to range from Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to Fiji and the northern coast of Australia.

Fun fact:  Chromodoris lochi was the inspiration for the Pokemon Shellos and Gastrodon.

[blue-ice-veins]

Chromodoris lochi

[northernworms]

 an antarctic minke (pronounced mink-ee) whale for my marine biology class, his name is larry which is the name of an actual minke whale i found while researching them

there’s also a tiny sea slug friend, he’s a loch’s chromodoris (”loch’s” is part of the common name, kind of like “grévy’s” zebra/ the imperial zebra)

our assignment was to take a polar animal and make a small poster on it while giving some info of the animal and a “best known for/most likely to” thing since the assignment’s based off of those things in yearbooks (the “occupation” thing is also a part of it, minke whales don’t have relationships with sea slugs at all, it’s just another creative thingy that was part of our assignment)

oh but their calls are actually called “star wars” calls, they sound really nuts (this is sped up 10x since whales make slow, low noises but): https://ocr.org/ocr/wp-content/uploads/MinkeStarWars.mp4  they also make cricket and duck-like noises, it’s really cool go check it out

[anudibranchaday]

Loch’s chromodoris (Chromodoris lochi) is a commonly known nudibranch. Its gills are retractable, useful for keeping them safe from predators. It lives in the balmy waters of the Indo-Pacific, and grows to be 4cm.