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Spanish Dancer NudibranchPhoto: David Doubilet There are more than 3,000 known nudibranch species, and scientists estimate there are another 3,000 yet to be discovered. So-called Spanish dancers, like this one off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, boast some distinctions over other nudibranchs: First, they can be enormous, reaching a foot and a half (46 centimeters) long. Most nudibranchs are finger-size. Second, it can swim, a skill most of its cousins lack.  Zoom

Spanish Dancer Nudibranch
Photo: David Doubilet

There are more than 3,000 known nudibranch species, and scientists estimate there are another 3,000 yet to be discovered. So-called Spanish dancers, like this one off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, boast some distinctions over other nudibranchs: First, they can be enormous, reaching a foot and a half (46 centimeters) long. Most nudibranchs are finger-size. Second, it can swim, a skill most of its cousins lack. 

Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Tagged with: spanish dancer nudibranchdavid doubilet
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    oh, to be a nudibranch such as this, all pretty and frilly and floating in the peaceful salty sea. and with a name that...
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    Doubilet’s work is amazing,...the exhibition I’ve yet to get to!
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    in Cebu several years before...really swims like
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