DSC_5751 Gem nudibranch (Dendrodoris krusensternii) 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 nudibranch (Dendrodoris krusensternii) 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_5856 Gem nudibranch (Dendrodoris krusensternii) detail of pattern. 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