Nudibranchs - Sunshine Coast etc. / 3487b All photos Copyright ©2003-2022 Gary Cobb and contributing photographers 21/08/04 Gary Cobb 0416 048 100 gary@nudibranch.com.au |
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Mexichromis macropus Rudman, 1983 |
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Location: Castle Rock, Sunshine Coast, Mooloolaba, Queensland Australia Size: 17 mm Depth: 18 m Temperature: 19 C |
ORDER: NUDIBRANCHIA FAMILY: Chromodorididae purple yellow |
Photograph by Gary Cobb - Copyright 2003-2022
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Pustules on the mantle are as tall as the gill and when disturbed it contracts
its pustules into low cones about one thrid the height of the gills. Compare the photographs below.
6 animals were found on the HMAS Brisbane wreck
This is the second we found at Hanging Rock