Nudibranch (Nembrotha kubaryana). Nudibranchs are shell-less marine molluscs that live in seas around the world. They have external gills that give nu

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Nudibranch (Nembrotha kubaryana). Nudibranchs are shell-less marine molluscs that live in seas around the world. They have external gills that give nudibranchs their name, meaning naked gills. The bright colouration seen here acts as a warning to predators that it is toxic. Photographed off Mabul Island, Celebes Sea, Sabah, Malyasia.

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