New Zealand Seashore

DSC_15776 Gem nudibranch (Dendrodoris denisoni) pair. The most beautiful of the NZ dorids. Fawn-pink mantle with cream pustules and chocolate brown depressions between them, with intense blue central spots. Habitat ranges from coralline algal turf in the intertidal zone, to kelp forests and rock walls in deeper water. Waiwera

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DSC_15776 Gem nudibranch (Dendrodoris denisoni) pair. The most beautiful of the NZ dorids. Fawn-pink mantle with cream pustules and chocolate brown depressions between them, with intense blue central spots. Habitat ranges from coralline algal turf in the intertidal zone, to kelp forests and rock walls in deeper water. Waiwera

DSC 15776 Gem doris nudibranch pair Dendrodoris denisoni beautiful Waiwera