Aplysia punctata (Cuvier, 1803)

23 May, 2004.

Rubh a Chairn Mhor, Loch Ailort on the west coast. 
Found at 11 metres in 11° C water. A small, 25mm, single animal 'reaching' out from the edge of a blade of kelp on the sandy bottom.
Olympus 5050 in Olympus PT-015 housing with Nikonos 105 flash in slave mode.


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scottish nudibranchs

Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland sea slug forum