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100 Stunning Nudibranchs of Anilao - Nudibranch Capital of The World
Have a look at photos from all kinds of nudibranchs and sea slugs you can spot while SCUBA diving around Anilao, The Philippines. The nudibranch capital of the world at its full glory! Learn the basics and identify nudibranchs you have seen in Anilao with this list and underwater photos.
Have you ever been on a dive where a sea turtle or maybe even a manta ray passes by and you are actually more interested in something tiny bright colored on the reef that might be a nudibranch?!
Quite often you see people for a day of fun diving that are interested in those cartoon-like sea slugs, macro diving or 'treasure hunting'. Maybe it comes with more reef dive experience, maybe it comes with getting more underwater photo/video experience, but as microscopic as those sea slugs might be - nudibranchs are awesome in many ways!
Is finding 'new' nudibranchs a challenge you love while scuba diving? The more unique the better? Then Amazingly Awesome Anilao should be on your wish list, it is located right in the Coral Triangle.
Nudi nerds let's go!
![Goniobranchus kuniei nudibranch scuba diving anilao](Goniobranchus_kuniei_nudibranch_species_anilao_philippines_diveoclock_scuba_diving.jpg)
Quick Links
- 10 Nudibranch Basics to Warm-Up
- Scientific Names of Nudibranch - Let's Talk latin!
- Basics and Anatomy for Nudibranch Identification (in short)
- The Best Tools for Nudibranch Identification (You Can Use Offline)
- Anilao - Nudibranch Capital of the World
- Expectation vs reality
- 100 Nudibranch and Sea Slugs of Anilao
- Mimic Nudibranch
10 Nudibranch Basics to Warm-Up
![Nembrotha chamberlaini nudibranch species scuba diving anilao](nembrotha_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-5.jpg)
- A nudibranch is a mollusk (soft-bodied invertebrates) without a shell (when adult).
- Nudibranch means naked gill, from the Latin words nudus and branchia.
- There are about 3000 nudibranch species at shallow-water and a few at deep-water.
- Nudibranch are hermaphrodites (male and female reproductive organs).
- They lay their eggs in ribbons (flower-like) with protective mucus that take about one week to hatch.
- Nudibranchs can live up to one year.
- Some nudibranchs can grow larger than 50cm / 20 inch (Hexabranchus sanguineus) while others are smaller than your eyes can see - but I guess you are already aware of this :))
- Nudibranch are carnivores; many eat sponges, corals, anemones and other nudibranchs.
- The stunning colors come from the food they eat and some can also store some toxins from their prey.
- These bright colors and impressive patterns are for camouflage (blend in) and defense (not eatable).
Scientific Names of Nudibranch - Let's Talk latin!
Common names of marine life species are often a lot easier than the scientific names and for sure a lot more fun. Spanish dancer, blue dragon, sea bunny, polka dot and pyjama nudibranch - tell those in a dive briefing and divers get excited!
![chromodoris elisabethina nudibranch scuba diving anilao](chromodoris_magnifica_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Polka dot nudibranch is a lot easier than Jorunna funebris and Pyjama nudibranch is easier than Chromodoris elisabethina.
One of the first problems here is that people use different common names for the same species and they were all made up. So a Jorunna funebris is also often called a dotted nudibranch or even black and white nudibranch. Well, as you probably can image there are more black and white nudibranch species and many nudibranchs have dots... So that does not really work.
The second problem is that you can get very creative with common names making it hard to distinguish the species. Patterns of a pyjama and polka dots are not always the same, you could have a pyjama with polka dots...
Therefore the use of scientific names is quite simply the best way to identify nudibranch, they are always the same - but different theories apply. The scientific nudibranch and sea slug names you can find here come from the theory of Gosliner et al. and their reasoning.
Still you need to identify the species correctly and that can be a real challenge as there can be minor differences. But that might just be the best part for some nudi lovers...
Nudibranch and Sea slug Taxonomy - More Latin...
All nudibranchs are sea slugs, but not all sea slugs are nudibranch. This is similar to: All turtles are animals but not animals are turtles.
![nudibranch_tree_taxonomy_diveoclock](Euthyneuran-consensus-tree-from-recent-multi-locus-Joerger-et-al-2014-and-phylogenomic.png)
In biology animals and plants are categorized by family trees, this is called taxonomy. Within the tree of animals you can find turtles as well as sea slugs at lower levels (classification) but not at the same branch.
Especially when it comes to nudibranch identification it is interesting to know more about taxonomy. It is not easy, because what you call a nudibranch might not even belong to the nudibranch family or a few higher classifications (flatworms for example).
If you start from the trunk you can say they are all Mollusks. Mollusks are soft-bodied invertebrates. From there you can go to Gastropods (all kinds of snails), than to Heterobranchia (sea slugs and sea snails), to Euthyneura (certain anatomy features), to Nudiplura (sea snails and sea slugs without a shell (when adult) to Nudibranchia (specific types of sea slugs without a shell (when adult). This is just to give you an idea. The specifics depends on who's theory you are following and I guess it is maybe not so important for identifying your nudibranchs...
What is important is that there are four species of nudibranchs: Doridaceans, Aeolidaceans, Dendrotaceans and Arminaceans. The two most common species of nudibranchs are dorids and aeolids.
Unless you want to get more into scientific research I guess all you want to know is the 'basics for nudibranch identification', to understand some differences and to save time figuring out what beautiful creature you have seen underwater.
So how to easily identify those four species of nudibranch? Let's start with describing their body structure.
Basics and Anatomy for Nudibranch Identification (in short)
![Tambja verconis nudibranch_tree_taxonomy_diveoclock](External_anatomy_of_a_nudibranch.jpg)
To identify nudibranchs you can start with the shape of the body, the external anatomy. If you look at the image of the Tambja verconis you can learn some basics for identification.
The horn-like tentacles they have on their head are rhinophores, they are for detecting odor (smell) and they can be retracted when a predator comes around. The pompom on his back is a branchial plume, gills to filter oxygen from the water (breathe). This is typical for dorid nudibranchs.
Some species have more tentacles; some facing forward (oral tentacles), some facing to the side (propodial tentacles). If they have a lot of tentacles or finger-like things on their back they are likely to be cerata. This is typical for aeolid nudibranchs.
The mantle is the overall cover, it can be skirt-like that can blow upwards (like a Marilyn Monroe moment).
Coloring is important, especially the location of the colors and the patterns. Think of recognizing horizontal or vertical stripes, lines around the rhinophores, etc.
Searching those details online nowadays might get you a lot closer to the exact species name, but it is also tricky. Therefore it is always good to check and verify the nudibranch name you found with expert knowledge. Quite likely you will learn a lot more and grow your own nudibranch knowlegde as well, yeah!
The Best Tools for Nudibranch Identification (You Can Use Offline)
When you go on a dive holiday you probably have enough luggage to carry around and check-in already. Save travel weight, save a tree and always have these handy with you on your phone or tablet (no WiFi needed):
You should get the Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification Identification – Indo-Pacific PDF ebook by Terrence Gosliner, Ángel Valdés and David Behrens. This is one of the marine life identification books you can often find at dive shops and on liveaboards - they are simply the best and luckily now available in PDF. It contains over 2000 nudibranch species!
Also make sure to get this Nudibranch Identification App by Gary Cobb to learn a lot more about nudibranch, species, families and identification. New nudibranchs names and species are added when needed, so it always up-to-date. This App has been very useful to me, highly recommended and works without internet connection.
Gary Cobb is a well-known nudibranch expert and his mobile apps are great resources. In fact he personally helped me with identifying some of the nudibranchs you can see on this page - how awesome!
![Nembrotha chamberlaini maiting nudibranch species scuba diving anilao](nembrotha_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-4.jpg)
Anilao - Nudibranch Capital of The World
Nicknamed the nudibranch capital of the world, Anilao has a stunning diversity and quantity of nudibranchs and sea slugs. It is one of the SCUBA diving areas where you can spot the most nudibranchs in tropical waters.
It is incredible how many nudibranchs you can spot during a single dive around Anilao (Mabini, Batangas). Often you see different species of nudibranchs in one small area and you rarely only see one of the same species, they seem very 'productive' around here..
To give you an idea of how busy it is in the nudibranch capital of the world I have added some photos below. This is a dive area where dive centers can guarantee that you will see nudibranchs!
![Chromodoris willani chromodoris_willani_group nudibranch](chromodoris_willani_group_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
![Goniobranchus leopardus Goniobranchus leopardus nudibranch species scuba diving anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-22.jpg)
![Ceratosoma trilobatum Ceratosoma trilobatum nudibranch nudibranch species scuba diving anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-12.jpg)
![Chromodoris lochi chromodoris lochi nudibranch species scuba diving anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-3.jpg)
![Hypselodoris krakatoa and Nembrotha chamberlaini Hypselodoris krakatoa and Nembrotha chamberlaini_nudibranch](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-25.jpg)
![Chromodoris annae on top of Doriprismatica atromarginata Chromodoris annae on top of Doriprismatica atromarginata nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-2.jpg)
For sure it looks like the nudibranch capital of the world in Anilao!
Expectation vs reality
The most beautiful nudibranch around Anilao are often of microscopic size... Make sure to get some magnifying lenses for your dive mask .
![nudibranch_species_scuba-diving-anilao_philippines_diveoclock](/destinations/Asia/Philippines/Anilao_nudibranchs/nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-16.jpg)
![nudibranch_species_scuba-diving-anilao_philippines_diveoclock](/destinations/Asia/Philippines/Anilao_nudibranchs/nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-34.jpg)
![tiny nudibranchs in anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-38.jpg)
"Look there's a nudibranch!" (No, I do not wear bunny ears)
100 Nudibranch and Sea Slugs of Anilao
Scroll down and mouse-over or click on the photos to see the nudibranch and sea slug ID's.
![Acanthozoon (flatworm) Acanthozoon flatworm black white yellow gold dots_nudibranch species anilao](2.Acanthozoon_flatworm_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Acanthozoon (flatworm, no nudibranch)
![Aplysia oculifera Aplysia oculifera nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-5.jpg)
Aplysia oculifera
![Ardeadoris egretta Ardeadoris egretta nudibranch anilao](niet_Doriprismatica sedna__nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Ardeadoris egretta
![Ceratosoma gracillimum Ceratosoma gracillimum nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-3.jpg)
Ceratosoma gracillimum
![Ceratosoma trilobatum Ceratosoma trilobatum nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-14.jpg)
Ceratosoma trilobatum
![Chelidonura amoena Chelidonura amoena nudibranch_species anilao](chelidonura_amoena_1_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Chelidonura amoena
![Chelidonura amoena Chelidonura amoena nudibranch_species anilao](chelidonura_amoena_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Chelidonura amoena
![Chromodoris annae chromodoris annae_nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-2.jpg)
Chromodoris annae
![Chromodoris annae chromodoris annae nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-4.jpg)
Juv. Chromodoris annae
![Chromodoris colemani chromodoris colemani_nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-32.jpg)
Chromodoris colemani
![Chromodoris dianae chromodoris dianae_nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-6.jpg)
Chromodoris dianae
![Chromodoris dianae chromodoris dianae_nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-7.jpg)
Chromodoris dianae
![Chromodoris elisabethina chromodoris_elisabethina_nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_magnifica_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Chromodoris elisabethina
![Chromodoris lochi chromodoris lochi_nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-3.jpg)
Chromodoris lochi
![Chromodoris magnifica chromodoris_magnifica nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-8.jpg)
Chromodoris magnifica
![Chromodoris strigata Chromodoris strigata nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-9.jpg)
Chromodoris strigata
![Chromodoris willani chromodoris_willani_nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_willani_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Chromodoris willani
![Coriocella nigra Coriocella nigra black sea slug bumps barbapapa snail nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-7.jpg)
Coriocella nigra (sea snail, no nudibranch)
![Cratena simba Cratena simba nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-6.jpg)
Cratena simba
![Cratena simba Cratena simba nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-8.jpg)
Cratena simba
![Diversidoris crocea Diversidoris crocea nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-24.jpg)
Diversidoris crocea
![Doriprismatica atromarginata Doriprismatica atromarginata nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-1.jpg)
Doriprismatica atromarginata
![Doriprismatica atromarginata Doriprismatica atromarginata nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-15.jpg)
Doriprismatica atromarginata
![Doriprismatica atromarginata Doriprismatica atromarginata nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-25.jpg)
Doriprismatica atromarginata
![Doriprismatica atromarginata Doriprismatica atromarginata nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-27.jpg)
Doriprismatica atromarginata
![Elysia nigropunctata Elysia nigropunctata nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-10.jpg)
Elysia nigropunctata
![Eubranchus sp. Eubranchus sp. nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-3.jpg)
Eubranchus sp.
![Eubranchus sp. Eubranchus sp. nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-29.jpg)
Eubranchus sp.
![Flabellina exoptata Flabellina exoptata_nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-9.jpg)
Flabellina exoptata
![Flabellina exoptata Flabellina exoptata_nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-23.jpg)
Flabellina exoptata
![Flabellina lotos Flabellina lotos nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-10.jpg)
Flabellina lotos
![Flabellina lotos Flabellina lotos nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-15.jpg)
Flabellina lotos
![Flabellina lotos Flabellina lotos nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-29.jpg)
Flabellina lotos
![Flabellina lotos Flabellina lotos nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-4.jpg)
Flabellina lotos
![Flabellina riwo Flabellina riwo nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-22.jpg)
Flabellina riwo
![Glossodoris rufomarginata Glossodoris rufomarginata nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-8.jpg)
Glossodoris rufomarginata
![Goniobranchus albonares Goniobranchus albonares nudibranch](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-16.jpg)
Goniobranchus albonares
![Goniobranchus fidelis Goniobranchus fidelis nudibranch](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-24.jpg)
Goniobranchus fidelis
![Goniobranchus geometricus Goniobranchus geometricus nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-22.jpg)
Goniobranchus geometricus
![Goniobranchus hintuanensis Goniobranchus hintuanensis nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-29.jpg)
Goniobranchus hintuanensis
![Goniobranchus hintuanensis Goniobranchus hintuanensis nudibranch anilao](Goniobranchus_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-1.jpg)
Goniobranchus hintuanensis
![Juv. Goniobranchus Juv Goniobranchus (probably hintuanensis) nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-17.jpg)
Juv. Goniobranchus (probably hintuanensis)
![Goniobranchus kuniei Goniobranchus kuniei nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-26.jpg)
Goniobranchus kuniei
![Goniobranchus leopardus Goniobranchus leopardus nudibranch anilao](Goniobranchus_leopardus_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Goniobranchus leopardus
![Goniobranchus sp. Goniobranchus sp. nudibranch anilao](Goniobranchus_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Goniobranchus sp.
![Goniobranchus verrieri Goniobranchus verrieri nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-28.jpg)
Goniobranchus verrieri
![Hypselodoris apolegma Hypselodoris apolegma nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-23.jpg)
Hypselodoris apolegma
![Hypselodoris bollandi Hypselodoris bollandi nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-13.jpg)
Hypselodoris bollandi
![Hypselodoris bullockii Hypselodoris bullockii nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-20.jpg)
Hypselodoris bullockii
![Hypselodoris decorata Hypselodoris decorata nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-101.jpg)
Hypselodoris decorata
![Hypselodoris decorata Hypselodoris decorata nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-11.jpg)
Hypselodoris decorata
![Hypselodoris krakatoa Hypselodoris krakatoa nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-100.jpg)
Hypselodoris krakatoa
![Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa nudibranch anilao](chromodoris_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-10.jpg)
Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa
![Jorunna funebris Jorunna funebris nudibranch anilao](jorunna_funebris_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Jorunna funebris
![Halgerda batangas Halgerda batangas nudibranch anilao](halgerda_batangas_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Halgerda batangas
![Nembrotha chamberlaini Nembrotha chamberlaini nudibranch anilao](nembrotha_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-1.jpg)
Nembrotha chamberlaini
![Nembrotha kubaryana Nembrotha kubaryana nudibranch anilao](nembrotha_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-3.jpg)
Nembrotha kubaryana
![Nembrotha lineolata Nembrotha lineolata nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-4.jpg)
Nembrotha lineolata
![Nembrotha milleri Nembrotha milleri nudibranch anilao](nembrotha_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-2.jpg)
Nembrotha milleri
![Philinopsis sp. Philinopsis sp. nudibranch anilao](Philinopsis_speciosa_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Philinopsis sp.
![Phyllidia coelestis Phyllidia coelestis nudibranch anilao](phillidia_variocosa_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Phyllidia coelestis
![Phyllidia elegans Phyllidia elegans_nudibranch anilao](Phyllidiella-1.jpg)
Phyllidia elegans
![Phyllidia ocellata Phyllidia_ocellata nudibranch anilao](phillidia_ocellata_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Phyllidia ocellata
![Phyllidia pustolosa Phyllidia pustolosa_nudibranch anilao](phillidia_pustolosa_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Phyllidia pustolosa
![Phyllidiella pustulosa Phyllidiella pustulosa nudibranch anilao](Phyllidiella-2.jpg)
Phyllidiella pustulosa
![Phyllidiella pustulosa Phyllidiella pustulosa nudibranch anilao](Phyllidiella-3.jpg)
Phyllidiella pustulosa
![Phyllidiella rudmani Phyllidia rudmani nudibranch anilao](phillidia_1_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Phyllidiella rudmani
![Phyllidiopsis fissuratus Phyllidia fissuratus nudibranch anilao](phillidia_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Phyllidiopsis fissuratus
![Pleurobranchus forskalii Pleurobranchus forskalii nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-9.jpg)
Pleurobranchus forskalii
![Phyllodesmium briareum Phyllodesmium briareum nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-12.jpg)
Phyllodesmium briareum
![Phyllodesmium briareum Phyllodesmium briareum nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-1.jpg)
Phyllodesmium briareum
![Pseudoceros bifurcus - Flatworm Pseudoceros bifurcus blue flatworm yellow white line nudibranch anilao](1.Pseudoceros_bifurcus_flatworm_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Pseudoceros bifurcus (flatworm, no nudibranch)
![Pseudoceros lindae - Linda's flatworm Pseudoceros lindae Linda's flatworm nudibranch anilao](7.Pseudoceros_lindae_flatworm_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Pseudoceros lindae (flatworm, no nudibranch)
![Pseudoceros sapphirinus - Flatworm Pseudoceros sapphirinus black blue flatworm_nudibranch_species](3.Pseudoceros sapphirinus_flatworm_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Pseudoceros sapphirinus (flatworm, no nudibranch)
![Pseudoceros Scintillatus - Flatworm Pseudoceros Scintillatus_flatworm black white dots yellow line nudibranch_species](6.Pseudoceros_Scintillatus_flatworm_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Pseudoceros Scintillatus (flatworm, no nudibranch)
![Pseudoceros Scintillatus - Flatworm Pseudoceros Scintillatus_flatworm black white dots yellow line nudibranch_species](4.Pseudoceros_Scintillatus_flatworm_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Pseudoceros Scintillatus (flatworm, no nudibranch)
![Pseudoceros Scintillatus - Flatworm Pseudoceros Scintillatus_flatworm black white dots yellow line nudibranch_species](5.Pseudoceros_Scintillatus_flatworm_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Pseudoceros Scintillatus (flatworm, no nudibranch)
![Reticulidia fungia reticulidia fungia_nudibranch_species anilao](halgerda_nudibranch_species_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Reticulidia fungia
![Samla bicolor Samla bicolor nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-5.jpg)
Samla bicolor
![Thuridilla gracilis Thuridilla gracilis nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-20.jpg)
Thuridilla gracilis
![Thuridilla undula Thuridilla undula nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-36.jpg)
Thuridilla undula
![Thuridilla albopustulosa Thuridilla albopustulosa nudibranch anilao](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-33.jpg)
Thuridilla albopustulosa
![Unidentia Sandramillenae Unidentia Sandramillenae nudibranch anilao](flabellina_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-14.jpg)
Unidentia Sandramillenae
![Volvatella (snail, no nudibranch) Volvatella shell_nudibranch](shell_nudibranchs_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-2.jpg)
Volvatella (snail, no nudibranch)
![Volvatella (snail, no nudibranch) Volvatella nudibranch](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-30.jpg)
Volvatella (snail, no nudibranch)
Nudibranch eggs
![Hexabranchus sanguineus egg mass Hexabranchus sanguineus egg mass](nudibranch_eggs_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-1.jpg)
Hexabranchus sanguineus egg mass
![Chromodiris egg mass? Chromodiris egg mass nudibranch](nudibranch_eggs_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-2.jpg)
Chromodiris egg mass?
![Slug eggs mass? nudibranch sea slug eggs](nudibranch_eggs_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-3.jpg)
Slug eggs mass?
![Slug eggs mass? sea slug eggs](nudibranch_eggs_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-4.jpg)
Slug eggs mass?
Mimic Nudibranchs
Mimic Nudibranchs - Not the real names, but I hope to make you smile. Mimicry is all around.
![Mimic Chromodoris Mimic Chromodoris](mimic_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-7.jpg)
Mimic Chromodoris
![Mimic Chromodoris Mimic Chromodoris](mimic_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-4.jpg)
Mimic Chromodoris
![Mimic Phyllodesmium Mimic Phyllodesmium](mimic_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-1.jpg)
Mimic Phyllodesmium
![Mimic Glossodoris Mimic Glossodoris](mimic_nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-2.jpg)
Mimic Glossodoris
![Mimic Aegires yellow_sea_cucumber Colochrius robostus](1.yellow_sea_cucumber_ colochrius_robostus_nudibranch_anilao_philippines_diveoclock.jpg)
Mimic Aegires
![Mimic Reticulidia Mimic Reticulidia nudibranch](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-18.jpg)
Mimic Reticulidia
![nudibranch](nudibranch_scuba_diving_anilao_philippines_diveoclock-37.jpg)
Mission 100 different nudibranchs in Anilao with Bentrina Dive Resort Anilao
If you managed to read or scroll all the way to this point I guess you can call yourself a nudi nerd too! Or were you really counting to see if there are really 100 nudibranch on this page? Well, nerd for sure. :)
Make sure to read the main article about Diving around Anilao as well.
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