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Shaun the Sheep Nudibranch This Nudibranch is very tiny, less than 5mm in size. It is hardly possible to see the details of the eyes and cerata with the naked eyes. It is fondly called Shaun the Sheep as it supposedly looks like a Sheep grazing on grasses.<br /> <br /> There are 3 of them in this picture, the bigger one is around 5mm, making the smallest of the 3 around 2mm in size.<br /> Anilao,Batangas,Costasiella kuroshimae,Geotagged,Philippines,Shaun the Sheep,Summer,nudibranch Click/tap to enlarge

Shaun the Sheep Nudibranch

This Nudibranch is very tiny, less than 5mm in size. It is hardly possible to see the details of the eyes and cerata with the naked eyes. It is fondly called Shaun the Sheep as it supposedly looks like a Sheep grazing on grasses.

There are 3 of them in this picture, the bigger one is around 5mm, making the smallest of the 3 around 2mm in size.

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The Costasiella kuroshimae

''Costasiella kuroshimae'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Costasiellidae. It has the ability to incorporate chloroplasts from the algae it feeds on into its body and use them to do photosynthesis.

The type locality is Kuroshima, Taketomi, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands.

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Similar species: Plakobranchacea
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Aug 10, 2016. Captured Jul 15, 2016 11:56 in Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.
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  • TG-4
  • f/6.3
  • 1/320s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.