New Zealand Seashore
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DSC_0815 Fire janolus (Janolus ignis) subtidal, known from the Poor Knights in the north, to as far south as the Bounties, in the sub antarctic. Southern animals are orange and feed on Orthoscuticella ventricosa, northern ones are deep red, feeding on Orthoscuticella aff. margaritacea. This individual, found washed ashore at Kakanui after a storm, is the typical southern form. Cats Eye Point, Kakanui
DSC0815Fire janolusJanolusignisnudibranchseaslugsea slugCats Eye PointKakanui