Hypselodoris ruthae from West Palm Beach, Florida
May 18, 2005
From: Paul Osmond
Bill,
I have been looking through some older images I know I haven't sent this way before - here is an image of a Hypselodoris ruthae as it moves across the rubble on the ocean floor in the shallows at Phil Foster Park in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Locality: Phil Foster Park, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Atlantic Ocean.
Depth: 4 m. Length: 20 mm. 22 May 2004.Shallow muck, intercoastal. Photographer: Paul Osmond
This was the second time I had seen this species in Florida - the previous time I had a wide-angle lens on and that wasn't going to work for a 20mm long nudibranch.
This shallow shore dive site has always been one of the best macro sites in Florida which unfortunately closed in 2004 due to hurricane damage which led to further sewage leaks into the area. Rumours are it is being dived again (although still officially closed) and may reopen soon.
Yours,
Paul
www.deepseaimages.com
marriard@deepseaimages.com
Osmond, P.T., 2005 (May 18) Hypselodoris ruthae from West Palm Beach, Florida. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13786
Thanks Paul,
It's great to get some photos showing the detailed colour pattern of this species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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