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Spanish Dancer This Dorid Nudibranch is fairly large in size, can be up to 30 cm or probably bigger.  They get the name Spanish Dancer as when they swims, it unfold its egdes making them looks like the skirt of the Spanish Dancer's gown/dress. Geotagged,Hexabranchus sanguineus,Philippines,Spanish dancer,Spring,cebu,malapascua,nudibranch,scuba diving,underwater Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Spanish Dancer

This Dorid Nudibranch is fairly large in size, can be up to 30 cm or probably bigger. They get the name Spanish Dancer as when they swims, it unfold its egdes making them looks like the skirt of the Spanish Dancer's gown/dress.

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The Spanish dancer, scientific name ''Hexabranchus sanguineus'' , is a dorid nudibranch, a very large and colorful sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hexabranchidae.

Similar species: Sea Slugs
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Aug 6, 2016. Captured Apr 5, 2016 15:18 in Philippines.
  • DSC-RX100
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 10.4mm