New Zealand Seashore

DSC_5834 Gem nudibranch (Dendrodoris denisoni) detail of head. 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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