DSC_5742 Ornate side-gilled slug (Berthella ornata) nocturnal, our most distinctive pleurobranch. It's diet consists of sponges. Low intertidal on rocky reefs in semi-sheltered to open localities. Found under boulders. Pudding Island, Otago Harbour *
DSC_5455 Apricot side-gilled sea slug (Berthellina citrina) found from the Three Kings Islands, down the northeastern coast of the North Island to East Cape. It's diet comprises several species of sponges. Low intertidal down to 60m on rocky reefs in semi-sheltered to open localities with clean water. Found under boulders during the day, emerging at night. Mathesons Bay, Leigh *
DSC_5639 Apricot side-gilled sea slug (Berthellina citrina) with spawn mass. Found from the Three Kings Islands, down the northeastern coast of the North Island to East Cape. It's diet comprises several species of sponges. Low intertidal down to 60m on rocky reefs in semi-sheltered to open localities with clean water. Found under boulders during the day, emerging at night. Mathesons Bay, Leigh *
