Spanish dancer - hexabranchus sanguineus in Carabao island, Philippines

This huge nudibranch is commonly called "spanish dancer" after its color and the way it moves in the water when it wants to swin, it looks like it is dancing with this beautiful red dress.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Excellent, stunning details! Posted 8 months ago
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  Bullet Ant
  
  Thanks! Posted 7 months ago

abhitap

Lion

Hey, did you use housing to tg-5 and some lens attachment or just the camera? Posted 7 months ago
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  Bullet Ant
  
  Hey! I use a Ikelite housing, no strobe, no extra lens. This was shot in "A" mode. Posted 7 months ago

The Spanish dancer

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.

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Similar species: Sea Slugs

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