Nudibranch Discodoris atromaculata on coralline algae in the Mediterranean Algae has been scraped off at light patches

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This tough rubbery nudibranch with white body and dark brown black dots splotches is very common on coralline algae in the Mediterranean It moves very slowly and uses its radula to scrape and file the rich surface of the algae despite its calcareous protection The light dicoloured spots in this picture shows areas which have already been grazed

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Size: 5496px × 3611px
Location: Gulf of Saros, Aegean Sea, Turkey
Photo credit: © B. Mete Uz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: algae, body, brown, coralline, damage, eat, file, gastopod, gastropod, graze, grind, macro, mediterranean, nudibranch, opistobranch, radula, scrape, scraping, sea, seaslug, slug, spots, turkey, underwater, white, wildlife