Anna's Magnificent Slug
| Scientific Name: | Chromodoris annae |
| Species: | Sea Slugs (Chromodorididae) |
| Other names: |
Nudibranchs and Anna Sea Slug |
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Anna's Magnificent SlugUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2005
Photographed at: Wakatobi Dive Resort - Indonesia
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Anna's Magnificent SlugUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Anna's Magnificent SlugUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2009
Photographed at: Pixie Wall - Great Barrier Reef - Australia
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Anna's Magnificent SlugUploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
Photographed at: Pixie Wall - Great Barrier Reef - Australia
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Anna's Magnificent SlugUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Anna's Magnificent SlugUploaded by: @blogie in October 2011
Photographed at: Mansud Wall, Talikud Island, Island Garden City of Samal - Philippines
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Anna's Magnificent SlugUploaded by: @blogie in January 2012
Photographed at: Punk Rock Dive Site, Island Garden City of Samal - Philippines
Caption: A pair of nudibranchs on a date. Photo taken at a depth of about 70feet.
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Anna's Magnificent SlugUploaded by: @perigor2000 in December 2011
Photographed at: Raja Ampat - Indonesia
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Description
Also known as Nudibranchs and Anna Sea Slug.
Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble areas.
They feed on hydroids, coral, sponges and anemones.
Length - 2cm
Depth - 15-30m
Widespread Western Pacific
Opisthobranchia - Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs meaning "naked gills" are molluscs without a hard shell.
All opisthobranchs are hermaphrodites.
These beautiful slugs are usually brilliantly coloured and this in itself can act as a deterrent against predators. Some sea slugs secrete acid from stinging cells in their tentacles while others secrete acid from cells in their mantle.
Nudibranchs are slow moving, can swim or be propelled along either by muscular contraction or by millions of tiny hairs on the bottom of a fleshy 'foot', they have a voracious appetite and feed with a rasp like tongue.
Nudibranch lay their eggs in a ribbon effect on the sand, in different colours depending on species.
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