Hypselodoris nyalya from Bimini, The Bahamas
June 7, 2003
From: Paul Osmond
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Dear Bill,
There is an extremely large population of Hypselodoris nyalya of these nudibranchs living on the wreck of the Sapona in Bimini [Bahamas] in about 20' of water. They are very small, with none being larger than an inch in size. On the single dive I did on the site in March 2003 I found 25-30 specimans. They are easy to over look, an I was only sure they were nudibranchs when I found a speciman in the open and well lit by the sun. The group of 6 pictured were so small it took several close looks to conclude that they were indeed nudi's.
You can see a gallery of 7 images of this species at http://www.deepseaimages.com/dsilibrary/showgallery.php?cat=828&thumb=1
Paul Osmond
marriard@deepseaimages.com
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Thanks Paul,
This is an interesting record, suggesting it is probably not as rare as the very few records we have of it suggest. I suspect the group of animals were all clustered around a colony of their food sponge, which I am in the process of getting identified.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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