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Felimare picta Is a nudibranch variable in background color, spotted and lined with yellow.<br /> Found in a rocky shoreline. Villajoyosa, Alicante (Spain). Fall,Felimare picta,Geotagged,Spain Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Felimare picta

Is a nudibranch variable in background color, spotted and lined with yellow.
Found in a rocky shoreline. Villajoyosa, Alicante (Spain).

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Stunning! Do you know what the crown-like shape on top of their body is for? Posted 10 years ago
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    Patomarazul
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    This is the organ through which they breathe. They breathe through a "naked gill" shaped into branchial plumes in a rosette on their backs. Posted 10 years ago

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The Felimare picta

''Felimare picta'' is a species of colorful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

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Uploaded Mar 15, 2015. Captured Sep 25, 2010 12:12 in Partida Puntes del Moro, 12, Villajoyosa, Alicante, Spain.
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  • SP550UZ
  • f/5.6
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO50
  • 10.67mm
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