Needed to clear my mask, but check out the cute lil nudibranch on the eel grass!
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OFOTD #328
Doridoidea is a superfamily of medium to large shelless sea slugs. The word "Doridoidea" comes from the generic name Doris, which was in turn copied from the name of the sea nymph in Greek mythology.
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What are some stochastic procedural generation techniques in the realm of fabrication? Examples: tie-dye, western raku pottery.
— Lea (@doridoidea) June 5, 2018
(via http://twitter.com/doridoidea/status/1003802646124392448)
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Peltodoris atromaculata
...is a species of dorid nudibranch that is disturbed along Mediterranean and nearby Atlantic coasts. P.atromaculata feeds mostly on Petrosia ficiformis and other sponges. It spends most of its live on these sponges, feeding and 'stealing' the sponge's chemical products and storing them in its digestive glands to be used as a defense.
Classification
Animalia-Mollusca-Gastropoda-Heterobranchia-Euthyneura-Nudipleura-Nudibranchia-Doridoidea-Discodorididae-Peltodoris-P. atromaculata
Images: HANS LEIJNSE and Barrestfotonatura.com
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